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Robert Englehardt knows how it feels to be wanted. The 91制片厂 at Manchester graduate found himself working at听听shortly after receiving an听in 2013. After working with BAE during his senior capstone project听听during his senior year, he was approached more than once about staying on full-time.

鈥淲hile I was here they had me interview for a senior design position that they were hoping to get me in,鈥� said Englehardt. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 get that job because they were looking for someone who had like 20 years of experience, but two months after I graduated from 91制片厂 Manchester, they called me out of the blue and asked if I could start work on Monday.鈥�

Englehardt is humble about his move from doing his capstone research with BAE to employee, but does acknowledge that his ability to think on his feet, troubleshoot problems and work on his own 鈥� skills learned at 91制片厂 Manchester and during his听听鈥� helped him launch his career.

Englehardt is one of many 91制片厂 Manchester graduates who took a听nontraditional approach to completing his degree. After graduating from Pinkerton Academy, Englehardt worked in the culinary field, trying to figure out his eventual career path. The work was hard and the pay was not very good, he said, so after a few years he decided to go back to school.

Englehardt started at Manchester Community College, then went on to New Hampshire Technical Institute. He worked full-time while attending classes, and once he earned his associate听degree,听it was on to 91制片厂 Manchester.

It took him three years, but being able to work and attend classes is ultimately what allowed Englehardt to succeed. During his final year at 91制片厂 Manchester, Englehardt landed an听听at BAE Systems as part of his capstone project requirement. What he learned during the months he spent there laid the foundation for his work at BAE today, he said.

鈥淭hey treated me almost like an employee. They said, here鈥檚 what you鈥檙e going to do and go do it,鈥� said Englehardt.

It was that hands-on learning and the ability to figure out problems on his own was what has helped him most looking back on his time at 91制片厂 Manchester.

鈥淭he job I鈥檓 doing now, they don鈥檛 have time to hold your hand,鈥� Englehardt said. 鈥淲hen you go to school for a medical degree, you get training in a specific area, you specialize in a way. In engineering, they have specialties like mechanical engineering versus electrical engineering, but an electrical engineer can be many things.听The field is so broad you almost can鈥檛 teach it. It鈥檚 more about learning general skills and how to figure things out.鈥�

Looking back on his journey from working in the food service industry to one of the top defense firms in the world, Englehardt said it helped to have great teachers along the way.

鈥淭he education [at 91制片厂 Manchester]听was really good and I met really good teachers,鈥� Englehardt听said. 鈥淭here were a lot of teachers that made me want to come to class instead of just showing up to get a grade.鈥�

BAE Systems is听located just a short drive from Derry, where Englehardt听grew up. Being so close to home was a big reason for attending 91制片厂 Manchester, but it has听also provided an added bonus, being so close to major firms like BAE. The Manchester campus allowed Englehardt to attend school, work full-time and participate in the Engineering program's senior capstone course.

鈥淭here are听a lot of great schools in the area,鈥� said Englehardt. 鈥淲hat it came down to is location.鈥�