Career Case Studies
A set of STEMNET case studies profiling the careers of a selection of STEM Ambassadors. The case studies illustrate the ways different jobs require an understanding of science and also the routes into a range of careers. The case studies cover a wide area of work including:
- Research Engineer
- Maintenance Engineer
- Control Systems Engineer
- Construction Project Engineer
- Avionics Technician
- Electrical Engineer
- Risk Management Coordinator
- Mechanical Engineer
- Medical Physics
- Instrumentation Engineer
- Tunnel Design Engineer
- Piping Stress Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Transportation Planner
- Nuclear Power Design Engineer
These case studies accompany a set of activity case studies which describe how the Amabassdors worked with students to enhance and enrich their learning experience.
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Tunnel Design Engineer: Kate Woolley
This STEMNET resource describes the background and career of tunnel design engineer and STEM Ambassador Kate Woolley.
Kate designs and supervises the construction of tunnels and finds that she needs to use maths, physics and technology to make everyday decisions. Engineering, however, had not always seemed a...
Avionics Technician: Lee Betts
This STEMNET resource describes the background and career of STEM Ambassador Lee Betts, an avionics technician with the RAF. Lee describes how new recruits undertake basic training, work in a front-line squadron and then undertake further specialists training.
Lee's role involves fixing the radar, flight...
Airworthiness Engineer: Nathan Kan
This STEMNET resource describes the background and career of STEM Ambassador Nathan Kan, a Senior Airworthiness Engineer.
Nathan works for QinetiQ, a company which provides technology-based services to the defence, security and related markets. It also delivers consultancy services to commercial and...
Risk Management Coordinator: Ross Wattie
This STEMNET resource describes the background and career of STEM Ambassador Ross Wattie, a risk management coordinator at an international integrated energy company.
Ross is currently involved in risk modelling to simulate different scenarios and assess their possible impacts. He has also found that his...
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| Subject(s) | Careers, Design and technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Science |
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| Age | 11-14, 14-16, 16-19 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx4yw |
