What I wish was different
I wish that I had been saddled with less responsibility off the bat and that I had time to work with my typical skill set. I was put in charge of some key testing for FDA approval, which felt like a little more responsibility than I was ready for at the time I began. That said, I learned quickly and performed adequately, so it was useful nonetheless. Further, I worked primarily as an experimental technician despite most of my primary strengths being in design, specifically with the use of solidworks. However, it was a good chance to widen my circle of applicable skills, and I now feel much more comfortable with benchmarking and testing.
