Thank you very much for your useful reply.

I am glad to hear that you’ve found the choice to do an EngD the right one. I have a few questions out of curiosity if you don’t mind and would like to tap into your knowledge seeing you seem to have researched your decision to do the EngD well:

- You say you have industrial experience, how many years, in what area and why did you decide to leave your previous career behind? And how old are you if you don't mind?

- How much of your ‘free-time’ do you spend working on your projects? In other words, what’s the work-life balance like?

- EngD’s are advertised as up to 75% spent in the sponsor company. Did you find this to be the case?

- Upon completing the EngD does the engineer become too specialized or do they have wider options due to the business awareness skills?

- I suppose one of the most difficult concessions you’d have to make is to take a large drop in your salary for 4 years while you could be earning more. If you have industrial experience (I have 3 years since grad), is it possible to negotiate your overall stipend – which if I’m correct can be topped up by the sponsor company?

- My concern is that most R&D careers don’t reward financially very well at all despite all the hard work, extra qualifications etc. You said ‘salary increases greatly over time’ – does the EngD distinguish you in that regard? And do you know what the typical salary range or upper-limit for EngD engineers is?

Thanks in advance!

Hi All,

I would like to hear the experiences of those who are doing or have completed the EngD.

Do you feel it was a good decision to take this route?

Are your daily activities satisfying?

What are the career prospects and financial rewards as compared with a direct route into industry?

Thanks in advance.