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A Non-traditional Path for Women in Engineering: Kiome’s Story of Career Evolution at Thales
Whenever someone asks me how I got into engineering, the short answer is “By accident”. After I did my A-levels, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do and bounced between a lot of different degree options before eventually deciding to study maths and music. But that didn’t work out, so I worked for a year before going back to university to study psychology.
My Journey as a Graduate Trainee at SSE
During my time at SSE in the past 14 months, I have engaged in tasks such as land mapping, designing solar PV systems using Rated Power, creating commissioning documents etc. I support project managers with various assignments weekly and visit project sites to enhance my skills and contribute to a cleaner energy future. I am pursuing my Engineering chartership with the IET and I am a member of WES and AFBE-UK.
Making Time to Listen: Supportive culture at Waters
Pretty much every aspect of modern life requires the skills of people employed in manufacturing and engineering. Whether it's something obvious, like your smartphone, or less obvious, like your shoes, manufacturing and engineering are involved. Even much of our food, medicine, and personal care products are made in a factory. And engineering goes into everything from product design to delivery.
This universality means that there are great roles in manufacturing and engineering for everyone. Got a maths, science or engineering qualification? You could be designing the next assembly line or developing new ways to assure quality. But manufacturing and engineering firms also need everyone from legal to HR to communications specialists.
Manufacturing and engineering are typically seen as a man's world – not particularly diverse. But in recent years some brilliant firms in these industries have dedicated themselves to diversity and inclusion. If you're looking for your next job in manufacturing and engineering, VERCIDA employers are committed to equality in the workplace.
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