So in school I studied electrical engineering and physics
because I absolutely love
both getting my hands dirty, tinkering, but also the theoretical side of it.
So space science instrumentation was like my dream job.
So that means
making the scientific gadgets that ride on Earth-orbiting satellites,
planetary probes, and where I love to do my work was at the intersection of where
the sensors, that are these amazing physical phenomenon catchers,
and turning that into ike an electrical signal
that you can then read out and understand things about the universe.
All that combining of coolness was my happy place.
That was what I did, and I was part of a great supportive group.
They let me write a bunch of software.
They let me tinker with electronics.
I designed little green boards.
I worked with board designers,
I worked with scientists, I worked with people in materials labs.
And learning that teamwork, honestly, was one of the coolest things about the job.