• Question: What inspired you to be an engineer

    Asked by buzz128egg to Ryan, Matt, Emma, Daniel, Allanah, Nadine on 10 Jun 2019. This question was also asked by game128egg, free128egg, name128egg, kirwantbd.15, join128ear, nothing, bump128ear, nine128egg, pass128paw, cake128egg, jazz128ear, part128ear, game128ear, quiz128ear, hawk128ear, made128ear, city128ear, xray128cup, Engineer S, item128paw, grew128air, swim128ace, join128pen, buzz128tap, nine128ear, knit128ear, ring128cup, strawberry2222220, race128tap, maze128tap, engineers123, city128tap, race128paw, Ste70.
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      Emma Hancock answered on 10 Jun 2019:

      I didn’t realise I wanted to be an engineer until I had left school! I became interested in how websites were designed and from there how software was used in all the technology we used. That was when I decided being a Software Engineer was something I wanted to do.

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      Allanah Green answered on 10 Jun 2019:

      I like the idea of a challenge and getting into an industry that is so important to everyone. Also as engineering is so wide spread it inspired me to get involved as i can learn different aspects of it and explore new avenues.

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      Ryan Smith answered on 10 Jun 2019:

      I have been lucky to have a few inspirations for engineering. The first was my granddad who used to built parts for helicopters in a huge aerospace company. Then there was my design technology teacher who gave me free reign to engineer things, and some great challenges to test me, setting up a STEM club. Then there was my boss in my placement year who inspired me to become an electronic engineer. There are some great mentors out there if you look for them! People are always willing to mentor you if you want mentoring and help.

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      Matt Keith answered on 10 Jun 2019:

      For me, it was how I could make a real difference to reducing the impact humans are having on the world. Engineers use science to solve real-life problems and climate change is one of the biggest problems to tackle over the coming years!

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      Daniel Wye answered on 10 Jun 2019:

      When I was younger, my dad and granddad both worked as engineers repairing domestic appliances. In my granddads spare time, he would restore and rebuild old commercial vehicles and I would often spend time with him working on them too. Later at school, I was inspired by my D&T teacher, who had previously been in the RAF as an engineer, and that is where my interest in planes and how they work started.

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      Nadine Priestman answered on 11 Jun 2019:

      I’ve always had an a fascination with areo-engines. I was intrigued by the number of parts each engine was made up off. I love going onto the factory floor and seeing the fitters/mechanics take the engines apart and put them back together again. During STEM events, we have aluminium engines which you can take apart and put back together again, sometimes we hold races to see who can do it the quickest. We also have an engine app which lets you see inside a Trent engine; which also gives you facts about how strong or hot each part of the engine is.
      So my inspiration came from the wanting to learn more about how the engines work and keep our airplanes flying from one destination to another.

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