Profile: From tinkering to tumble dryers

Tania Kyriakogkona, a Project Engineer at Whirlpool’s tumble dryer manufacturing centre in Yate, Bristol, talks about her journey to becoming an engineer.   When did you first become interested in engineering? As a child, I was always interested in how electrical devices work, the TV, radio, phone – anything in eyeshot! This curiosity followed through […] The post Profile: From tinkering to tumble dryers appeared first on The Engineer.

Comment: Engineering recruitment must challenge unconscious bias

The engineering industry’s skills and diversity problem could be solved by challenging unconscious bias in the recruitment process, says Natalie Desty, Director of STEM Returners. The Royal Academy of Engineering has estimated that UK engineering employers need to recruit 182,000 engineers annually to keep up with demand and suggested that firms need to double its […] The post Comment: Engineering recruitment must challenge unconscious bias appeared first on The Engineer.

INWED21: Listen, understand and succeed

Listening and understanding are key to successful innovation – and a great ice cream, says Elsebeth Baungaard, Portfolio Manager, Ice Cream at Tetra Pak. Ice cream is a fixture on most family holidays – but perhaps I’m an unusual parent in that I take more interest in it than my children. From a business perspective, […] The post INWED21: Listen, understand and succeed appeared first on The Engineer.

INWED21: Navigating a traditionally male industry

My advice for budding female engineers is simple – be enthusiastic, ask a lot of questions, seek out exciting opportunities and find a role model in your organisation, says Leonora Lang, Associate, Vertical Transportation, Building Engineering, Arup As a little girl, I went through several dream careers ready for when I grew up. I wanted […] The post INWED21: Navigating a traditionally male industry appeared first on The Engineer.

Comment: Paving the way for future women in engineering

As we celebrate INWED, it’s important to acknowledge many of the challenges women in STEM careers have faced over the years and continue to face daily, says Dr. Asha Parekh, CEO of Front Line Medical Technologies. We also must draw attention to the lack of representation in the industry since less than a third of […] The post Comment: Paving the way for future women in engineering appeared first on The Engineer.