Rachel Nixon tells us her four favourite things about her job.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Zavier is a construction engineering 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.

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.

Ashley's Higher Apprenticeship Degree meant he got paid a salary while studying.

Jemima Armstrong from GSK is an engineer on a mission to help find medical cures.

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