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Arefeh - 
Senior FA and QA Engineer

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.

About the job

Main responsibilities

Failure analysis for new designs and processes

Typical day

Meetings within the engineering team to discuss the stages of the design, and actions required to move on to the next step. Simulate different failure modes within the design and improve the outcome.


Career information

Brief history since leaving University

Project management, Feb 2018
ISO 9001/14002: 2015, Mar 2017
IATF 16949:2016, Mar 2017
Six Sigma Green Belt, Jul 2018
APQP Core tools, Mar 2017
APQP4Wind, Jan 2019

Where do I see myself in the future?

I will try to gain as much training/certificates as possible related to management systems and failure analysis. In 5 years I would like to have my own consultancy company, helping other new starters with management systems they require for success.



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Last updated: 21 Feb 2019