Real engineers

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

Postgraduate student Bhavik Mehta explains how and why he came to study chemical engineering.

Zavier is an apprentice working on transforming the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Stadium where TeamGB, Mo Farah, Usain Bolt and many other athletes won medals during the London 2012 Olympics.

About 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, and engineers like Martin Chan help to create ways of travelling across it. From transporting products to different countries, to protecting the seas and helping get energy from under the sea-bed, Martin helps Rolls-Royce create the propellers, boats or products their customers need.

As an amputee engineering student Rishi Vegad acutely understands how engineering can make life better.

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

Lorena has studied and worked in Spain, Italy and now England. She thinks that creating a team of engineers from different backgrounds, with different opinions, is the best way to solve any complex engineering problem.

Dr Charlotte Levy works in Probabilistic Safety Analysis to make sure reactors behave correctly.

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

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

James's apprenticeship led to real-world experience and his career as a refrigeration engineer.

A life-changing visit to Cape Canaveral set Stephanie on a new career path which saw her swap cruise ships for space science and engineering.

Allanah is a software engineer at BT, who switched to an apprenticeship in 6th form to learn directly from industry professionals.

His love of Lego and an inspirational talk by professional engineers led Noah to a career designing and building bridges.

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.

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

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

RNLI lifeboat systems engineer, Rhodri Lewis, saves lives at sea through engineering

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

Mechanical acoustics engineer Ben West ensures that the parts and systems of Bentley motor cars don’t create bad noises.

Wenda develops products and solutions for buildings that improve acoustics and sustainability.

Irene Serrano Gonzalez is a civil engineer and sustainability consultant in the Strategic Consultancy team at AECOM London

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

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

Hiba Khan keeps people's homes safe from flooding and erosion.

Special effects engineer Dave Cooper is on a mission to entertain.

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.

Working with psychologists, designers and engineers, Jack and his team looked at ways new tech can help with stress and anxiety.

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

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