03 March 2021
Mr Sharif Shaharudeen graduated with a first-class honours degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Glasgow’s aeronautical engineering degree programme at the Singapore Institute of Technology.
He was involved heavily in internships during his study at SIT, and as such, was very well equipped to enter the workforce. However, the aerospace industry was negatively impacted last year due to the huge decrease in commercial flights, and soon, he found his future career prospects in jeopardy.
His initial failure at securing a job proved emotionally draining, especially since his family needed him to step up and help out financially.
The former Temasek Polytechnic student then decided it was time to take a “leap of faith” and try to secure employment in a related industry. All thanks to the SGUnited Traineeship programme, he has since secured a position as a systems engineer at the drone company Drone Solutions.