Real engineers

If Willy Wonka was an engineer, he might have a job like Rob Sharpley. Rob has been working to increase the amount of chocolate that his factory can produce in an energy-efficient way.

Samuel is a biomedical engineer working in the field of blood flow and blood pressure.

Josh Mitchell is helping the COVID-19 efforts by getting 3D printers to African hospitals

Ellen Harper gets people with restricted mobility swimming through inclusive design.

If you’re flying high across the sky to get to your destination, it’s thanks to engineers like Craig Johnstone.

As an automation engineer, Ben Phillips gets to go behind the factory gates of West End musical production Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We found out what working on a world-class theatre production involves.

From the Arctic Monkeys to Ed Sheeran and the Manic Street Preachers, Guy Massey is the sound engineer recording some of the best in the business.

Today was the day I re-enrolled for my 2nd year at Plymouth University… I’m starting to feel scared, but excited to be learning new engineering skills that will help me be a better engineer in the future.

Sujith Kollamthodi from Ricardo is an Engineer on a Mission to help people get the right air quality.

Sean is building new hi-tech artificial football pitches that can be used all year round.

Engineers working in a chocolate factory, like Aoibheann Hurley, design, assemble and improve production lines to make great chocolate on a large scale.

Georgia Grace works offshore on the Race Bank wind farm near the Lincolnshire coast

When many people think about London, they think about the famous River Thames.

Daniel Newman is a graduate engineer at Rolls-Royce, working in the Aerospace sector.

We caught up with Glenn Ward from the BBC's The Apprentice, now an electronics engineer at Cadac, to see what kind of sound magic happens behind the scenes at your favourite show.

Teli Chinelis is a forensics engineer specialising in acoustics who works as an expert witness advising courtrooms in legal cases.

Dr. Tony Churnside is an audio engineer who works on BBC radio as a technologist and producer.

Hanna Sykulska-Lawrence can truly claim to be ‘reaching for the stars' by helping to send a NASA mission to Mars! 

Mastering engineer Mandy Parnell puts the final touches to musicians' recordings to make them sound great, and has worked with The XX, Björk, Feist, Brian Eno and more.

Rollercoasters are an adrenaline rush, but did you know that it's engineers putting the thrills and chills into your favourite rides?

Patrick has always loved DIY and design and technology. When his D&T teacher nominated him for a scholarship it started his design engineering journey.

After finishing school, Josh Brough decided he wanted to earn and learn at the same time. He took an apprenticeship with Siemens and now works on the electronic and electrical devices that help drive rollercoasters!

Geoffrey Morgan works for the United Nations promoting quality infrastructure for sustainable development.

Angela Malynn is a mechanical engineer, bringing buildings to life so we can live and work in them - from offices to train stations to swimming pools

Maria Torres works for Wrigley's - she tells us how engineering got her involved in making gum.

Dr David James is a sports engineer and course leader for the Sports Engineering MSc at Sheffield Hallam University. Read about how he helps big sports companies, sports governing bodies and professional teams in their quest for cutting-edge sports equipment.

Choung Kyu Ryu from the Red Cross is on a mission to help people recover from disasters.

Nuclear power stations provide a stable, low-carbon energy supply to power our homes and more. Engineering apprentice Victoria Brown explains what goes on inside the plant.

Patty Srinath works in the Digital Sports department at the Nike headquarters. She uses her engineering knowledge and her love of sports to make brand new gadgets to track and measure our fitness!

Lead Signalling Power Engineer on the UK Rail network, Abdul Rehman, tells us about his varied working day and how his Electronic Engineer mother was a career inspiration.