Through my studies at NJIT, I never had the opportunity to work in academia, such as a performing research as a lab assistant. Regardless, I was very lucky in that a friend helped me obtain a job working as a Manufacturing Engineering Co-op at a large medical device company. So far I love the work I am doing knowing that I am helping facilitate the production of devices which are used to save people’s lives. While the FDA regulations require a lot of tedious paperwork, I accept that it is a necessary evil and enjoy the other aspects of my job, from running protocols to investigating problems on the manufacturing floor. In just 6 months, I realize it is something I want to do for the foreseeable future. My BME education was mechanics centric and so I feel Industry is a better fit as oppose to academia, which I feel a lot of the research is focused on cell/tissue engineering. Within industry even, there are many options to explore in terms of all the different departments you can work in. I am excited to investigate other positions such as Research & Development and Quality Engineering.