Fail at Something to Understand It with Allan Sinclair

Alan Sinclair joins The Engineer a Career Podcast to share what it actually looks like to go from engineering student to graduate engineer — and what nobody really tells you about the journey in between.Alan is a Graduate Design Engineer at Vital Energy, working in building services, and is five months into his first role after completing his mechanical engineering degree at UWS. His path wasn't straightforward — covid disrupted his plans, he chose Camp America over internships, and he had no idea building services was even an option until he was already in it.In this episode, we explore what it means to find your feet in your first engineering role, why failing at things is actually how you learn, how sport built skills his degree couldn't, and what imposter syndrome feels like when you're fresh out of university and suddenly doing real work on real projects.We also talk about chartership, hydrogen, and why seeing something you helped design get built never gets old.This is an honest conversation for engineering students and graduates who are figuring out what comes next and wondering if they're ready for it.Follow Engineer a CareerLinkedIn: @engineeracareerInstagram: @engineeracareerTikTok: @engineer.a.careerYouTube: @engineeracareerWebsite: www.engineeracareer.co.uk