Sonardyne welcomes the next generation of marine engineers

Our summer had a boost of fresh ideas and enthusiasm this year with the arrival of five new engineering interns. The eclectic mix of PhD, degree and A-level students joined us at our Blackbushe headquarters in July. They worked alongside our staff for eight weeks, developing tools, methods and instruments for use in marine science and technology.

Their projects explored a diverse range of topics, including novel sensing technologies, calibration methods, data mining, subsea communications and statistical methods for analysing large volumes of data. Each student contributed to the design of their project and brought some impressive innovations to the company.

Week seven of the programme was held at our test facility in Plymouth, where they were given access to our local staff, offices and support vessels. All students participated in the deployment and recovery of their projects from our trial’s vessel, giving them valuable experience of using marine technology in a real-world scenario and leaving them with lots of data to analyse!

The programme culminated in week eight, with each student delivering a 20-minute presentation to the Engineering department and a written report of their work. All five students performed fantastically well and impressed everyone with their hard work, intelligence and ideas – while also bringing lots of fun to Sonardyne! We wish them all the very best with their onward studies.

We are committed to supporting education and academia, including the sponsorship of PhD research students and summer internships, and working closely with local colleges for aspiring marine scientists and engineers. See our careers page for more information on these and other opportunities.