*** *** THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009*** ***| IIIPEOPLE CAREERS IN ENGINEERING LEANNE AYRE 28, A PROCESS ENGINEER WORKING IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING FOR THE PROJECT SERVICES COMPANY AMEC “I enjoyed science at school and knew that I wanted a job with variety. In Year 10 I went on work experience to ConocoPhillips [the Houston-based international energy corporation]. Up until this point my perception of an engineer was someone who fixed the car! It was while on work experience that I was introduced to chemical engineering and the opportunities on offer. “I went on to complete A-levels and then went to Loughborough University to do a BEng chemical engineering degree, graduating in 2003. “I now work for AMEC as a process engineer. I recently completed an underground gas storage project from initial design phases to commissioning. During design I worked in an office as part of a multi-discipline team, specifying equipment and writing philosophies of how the plant would be operated. “Then I moved to the site, donned my overalls and worked with the commissioning team to get the plant up and running. In 2005 I was named the Chemical Industries Association Young Ambassador and spent an exciting year representing the industry and promoting science in schools, which I continue to do, working with the Institution of Chemical Engineers and its whynotchemeng schools and careers campaign. “I definitely made the right decision by choosing chemical engineering. There will be no shortage of employment opportunities for chemical engineers in the coming years as efforts increase to tackle the negative effects of climate change.”CARVING A NICHE ENGINEERING CAN TAKE YOU ANYWHERE. CHRIS MOSS TALKS TO THREE GRADUATES WHO ARE ALREADY FIRMLY ESTABLISHED IN THE INDUSTRY DAN JONES 28, A DESIGN ENGINEER FOR FLYBRID SYSTEMS, AN ENGINEERING FIRM SPECIALISING IN HYBRID VEHICLES. “A lifelong interest in motorsports triggered my decision to undertake a Bachelor of Science degree in Motorsports Technology at the University of Hertfordshire. The course involved spending a year working at Nissan’s European Technical Centre, which provided me with excellent practical experience. “I graduated in 2006 and went on to work at Bentley for nine months in the suspension department. In June last year I joined Flybrid Systems LLP as a design engineer, working on developing a high-speed flywheel-based energy storage and recovery system for a Formula One client. I am currently working on a demonstration vehicle for Jaguar Land Rover, developing F1 technology for road cars. From next season the governing body of international motorsport, the FIA, will allow the use of hybrid vehicles in F1. It is the first motorsport event to feature hybrid systems and this groundbreaking design is the first of its type internationally. “The experience of working on something that has never been achieved before is very exciting, especially because I am working in an industry I am passionate about. “Engineering is a fantastic career choice because engineers are seen as people who have the ability to solve problems through innovation. “But the industry will face regular challenges. For instance, car manufacturers are struggling at the moment to sell vehicles and at Flybrid we are under pressure to design more environmentallyfriendly cars.”BEN WARD 22, A GRADUATE ENGINEER WORKING FOR FABER MAUNSELL. HE WAS RECENTLY SELECTED AS A PRESIDENT’S APPRENTICE FOR THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. “My career really began when I was 16 and joined consultants Oscar Faber, which later became Faber Maunsell, for two weeks’ work experience. After this brief introduction to civil engineering I wasn’t entirely sure that it was the career for me, but soon I found myself looking at the built and natural environment around me in a different way. “I found myself wondering how things around me had been built and why, and whether they were there to protect us from natural disasters or just to allow us to live and work freely. I realised that civil engineering was a profession I wanted to be a part of and quickly got back in touch with my boss at Faber Maunsell to see if I could come back and work during my summer holidays. “After college I was accepted on to Faber Maunsell’s University sponsorship programme, and I attended Loughborough University for four years. While studying there I also swam at international level, winning a national senior title, and represented Great Britain in a World Cup competition in Paris. “Since my graduation I’ve been working at Faber Maunsell fulltime. On a day-to-day basis I work on flood alleviation and emergency planning for water supply networks. I am also involved in the structural design of water-retaining structures and sewage treatment works. “I was recently selected by the Institution of Civil Engineers to serve as an apprentice to new president Jean Venables. This is a great opportunity which will allow me to gain insight into the role of a senior engineer as well as the workings of the institution.”THE RACE FOR YOUNG HEARTS AND MINDS Britain is one of 32 countries harnessing the magnetic appeal of motor racing to attract young people into engineering careers. Last weekend Team Velocity from St John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School, Chelmsford, won the national finals of the Formula One in Schools Technology Challenge at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham. Beating 200 teams from around the country, they will now go forward to the world championship event. City University in London offers fully-funded engineering scholarships to each memberChampions: Team Velocity and their winning car, left Lumpur last March, their car clocking 1.064 seconds. The teams of between three and six use computers to design, manufacture, test and then race miniature gas-powered balsa wood F1 cars. Powered by small CO2 cylinders, the carsof the world’s top dogs. Team Pulse, from Devonport High School for Boys, Plymouth, won the 2008 world title in Kualarace side-by-side along 20F1 team directors lend “F1 in Schools takes the idea metre straights. But they are support as patrons. Ross to another level and judged not only on speed, but Brawn, the mastermind behind contributes enormously to the also the students’ supporting Michael Schumacher’s seven education and enjoyment of evidence of their design, verbal Formula One titles, is one of the young people. These are our presentation and the marketing programme’s biggest fans.: “My engineer s of the future and our display stand in ‘‘the pits”. career in engineering started as future is engineering.” The teams must also draw up a youngster because of an SARAH EDWORTHY business plans, raise enthusiastic father and a www.f1inschools.com sponsorship and manage Meccano set. budgets to fund research, travel and accommodation. They are also encouraged to collaborate with industry and forge business links. “It has an air of professionalism,” says founder Andrew Denford. “That’s what engineering is about.” As Ian Nethercleft, a teacher at Woodhouse School, London, acknowledges: “Getting involved with F1 in Schools was the best thing I could have done to bring engineering to life in my department. The number of students taking up engineering at university has risen and doors have opened to In control: Commentator Ben Edwards and BBC Pitlane reporter Lee other opportunities.” McKenzie help create a big-event atmospherein Birmingham last weekendColourful competition: Primary category winners Caldew Lea Comets, top, from Carlisle, and the D-Type fastest, St Bede’s Babes, from Durham
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*** VIII*** *** THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH|***CAREERS IN ENGINEERING BRIDGESGOING FORTHDEMAND FOR A NEW BRIDGE ON SCOTLAND’S EAST COAST PRESENTS AN EXCITING CHALLENGE, WRITES RICHARD MILTONA computer-generated image shows the proposed new Forth Road Bridge, left, the existing bri
