Thank You to Our 2024 Interns

Last week, we said goodbye to eight interns as they completed their placements, having contributed to a wide range of impactful work.

Over the past year, they’ve contributed across our engineering, human factors and project management teams, supporting live projects, learning new tools, and gaining insight into how multidisciplinary teams work together to add value to our clients.

Our internship programme is designed to give students hands-on experience and exposure to real-world challenges. This cohort brought a thoughtful, inquisitive approach to every task, and their input has been valued across the business.

They also joined us for a roundtable discussion on the Crux Spotlight podcast. The conversation covered what they learned, what surprised them, and how the experience has shaped their thinking about future careers.

Reflections

“I have really enjoyed my year at Crux. I’ve learnt a lot about engineering and have made great friends in my time here.” – Andrei Roberts

“I’ve been exposed to a huge variety of work in the mechanical Engineering team whilst still being able to focus on the skills I wanted to develop. I even got to dabble in HF!” – Caitlin Grainger-Spivey

“During my time at Crux, I’ve engaged in mechanical design and simulation work across medical and consumer projects. It’s been a fantastic experience, improving both my technical judgement and creative problem solving skills!” – Will Hamilton

“I’ve been involved in projects across human factors and medical devices. My project management skills have expanded and I had a great time working with the Crux team!” – Sidney Okeke

“Over the course of my placement at Crux, I have been involved with testing and mechanical design on several device development projects. The team at Crux have been very supportive and I’ve learnt a lot from them.” – Laura Burton

“My time at Crux has been exciting and rewarding. From planning and running HF studies, to presenting results in client calls, I’ve gained valuable experience throughout the whole process. I feel very lucky to have been part of a company that advocates for user centred design so well and delivers such high quality work.” – Hannah Stephenson

“Over the last year, I’ve had endless opportunities to learn and develop my engineering skills. I feel lucky to have been so involved in various projects, working alongside great engineers.” – Harry Cooper

“I’ve loved my time here at Crux. The intensity and variety of work that I’ve been given has been more than I could’ve hoped for, and the level of trust and responsibility given to us as placement students has been really special. I’ve made so many friends and enjoyed so many moments inside and outside of work, I couldn’t have asked for better people to work alongside when starting my engineering career.” – James Wainwright

Thank you to this year’s group for your contributions, energy and ideas. We hope the experience has been a useful step in your professional development, and we look forward to seeing where you go next.