Even though many of our graduates will have progressed in their careers since completing a case study, they are still of interest to students who wish to gain an understanding of the world of work.

I am in the Technical Service and Development group for Dow Elastomers. I work with customers on development projects, linking their unmet needs to our R&D organisation. I work with customers to solve their problems, help them develop new products, and feed back information on what the market needs to Dow internally so that new products and solutions that meet that demand can be developed.

- Customer visits, to present new products, uncover their unmet needs, run trials on their equipment etc.
- In the office I will perform technical support remotely, coordinate lab trials and testing internally, document work performed, work with marketing and sales to develop strategies on how to approach a market, conduct research to develop new materials and test applications for those materials

The variety of applications I get to work with - from adhesives to toys to automotive hoses

Being the expert on a wide variety of materials and applications. Luckily I can draw on the knowledge and experience of coworkers and we support each other in that way

I enjoy working with customers, and using materials science to develop solutions for technical problems

- Materials science knowledge
- Interpersonal skills working with customers and colleagues
- Presentation skills
- Project management

Usman  MSc Control Systems (2006)
Lead Engineer  (Engineering and manufacturing)

Accepts questions from students about their career

Chethan  MSc Control Systems Engineering (2011)
Lead Engineer  (Engineering and manufacturing)

Accepts questions from students about their career