Real engineers

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

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

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

Sarah Cain from Wrigley Company is an Engineer on a Mission to help people access safe food.

Vinita Marwaha Madill is a Space Operations Engineer.

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

10 million car journeys, half a million cycle rides and 6 million bus trips every day - Kamlah Kew tells us about the challenges of traffic control engineering for London!

Imogen is an apprentice working on roads and rails making sure the materials they are built of are still up to scratch.

Atkins structural engineer Christina Varnava tells us about the projects she works on, what she enjoys and how she first became interested in engineering!

Holly tells us about her life studying and working in motorsport engineering, and the exciting and challenging times she has along the way.

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

Philex is an electrical engineer working in ecological friendly electronics, collecting energy from thin air!

Lauren is a water engineer who makes sure the liquid we pour from our taps is clean and safe to drink.

Oliver Jefferies from Mott MacDonald is an Engineer on a Mission to build transport links.

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.

Civil engineers Bob and Marc came up with an ingenious way to keep otters safe!

"It’s only when people start asking me about my role that they appreciate how interesting and challenging my job is" says Network Rail engineer Louise Bungay

STEM ambassador Ayisha is keen to highlight that there is a place for women in the engineering sector.

Simon Crowther from Flood Protection Solutions is an Engineer on a Mission to help people stay safe in the home.

Lucy is a London-based visual effects artist who helps bring the biggest Hollywood films to the silver screen at VFX House, Double Negative.

Roshni helps design buildings so that people can escape safely in the event of a fire – and so that the fire brigade can fight the fire safely and effectively.

Severin Skillman develops software applications and systems to help dementia patients.

Behind every great gig or festival like Glastonbury, there are people working to make sure the audience hear the band in the best possible way. Some of these people are called live sound engineers.

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

40% of UK carbon emissions come from the built environment, and building services engineers like Sally are helping make buildings more sustainable, as well as more comfortable places to live, learn or work, looking at heating, humidity, CO² levels and more.

What do you want to be when you grow up? Graduate chemical engineer Will Sharpe tells us how his dreams have changed slightly from aged five to 25.

Chris Gosling joined McLaren's graduate programme four years ago and now has a big input on the engineering of super-fast cars like the one in this video!

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

Structural engineers can play a crucial role in sports by building stadiums so that everyone can see the action. We spoke to Pete about his involvement with the Velodrome and other projects!

Jasmine Mucenieks takes new chemical formulations for hair care products fresh from the lab and works out the best way to produce these on a large scale. This is to make new products ready for the mass-market, so you can buy them from a shop near you!