Summer Placement 2027 Applications Now Open
From Mechanical Engineering to Fire Engineering: Part 1 of 4
Our 2026 Summer Placement Students: Aasiyah Alloo (Part 1 of 4) Each summer, we welcome students from a range of academic backgrounds to spend time with our team and gain an insight into life at DFC. Over the next three weeks, we'll be sharing reflections from this year's summer placement... Continue reading
From Chemical Engineering to Fire Engineering: Part 2 of 4
Our 2026 Summer Placement Students: Dario Pinto (Part 2 of 4) Throughout the summer, we've welcomed students from a range of academic backgrounds to spend time with our teams and gain an insight into life at DFC. As part of this series, we're sharing reflections from our 2026 summer placement... Continue reading
From Mechanical Engineering to Fire Engineering: Part 3 of 4
Our 2026 Summer Placement Students: Dylan Montes (Part 3 of 4) We're continuing our series of placement student blogs with Dylan Montes, who spent the summer with our Sheffield team. Currently studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield, Dylan shares how the placement gave him the opportunity to work... Continue reading
From Materials Engineering to Fire Engineering: Part 4 of 4
Our 2026 Summer Placement Students: Cherice Welsing-Quacoe (Part 4 of 4) Throughout the summer, we've welcomed students from a range of academic backgrounds to spend time with our teams and gain an insight into life at DFC. As part of this series, we've been sharing reflections from our 2026 summer placement... Continue reading




