No apprenticeship. No graduate scheme. Still landed the dream job.

Josh sat down with Josh Murchie to talk through his journey into aerospace engineering and how he ended up working at GE Aerospace Caledonian in Prestwick.

What stands out about Josh's story is that it isn't a straight line. At 17, he made it to the final stage of the GE apprenticeship he'd dreamed of since doing work experience there as a school pupil and didn't get it.

From there, it became a process of pivoting, applying again, and finding a different route in: a foundation apprenticeship in aeronautical engineering, a first-class degree at the University of the West of Scotland, a Master's at the University of Glasgow (the same university that had rejected him for undergrad), and eventually a direct-entry role at GE Aerospace, without going through a graduate scheme.

This conversation challenges the idea that there is one route into engineering. Josh talks openly about the rejections that shaped his path, the imposter syndrome that came with each new step, and why he believes the most valuable thing his education gave him wasn't technical knowledge but the ability to think and problem solve.

They also explore what a New Product Introduction Engineer actually does, the value of bringing an academic perspective into a workplace built on apprenticeship trained expertise, and why Josh believes the next few years will be the heydays of aerospace and aviation.

If you've been rejected from an apprenticeship, didn't get the grades you wanted, or are questioning whether your route into engineering is the "right" one, this episode offers a different perspective on what a career in engineering can look like.

There's no wrong path.

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