1. Design & Technology in Engineering
IMPROVING THE WORLD THROUGH ENGINEERING
high performance test and measurement systems
Design & Technology in Engineering
How D&T can kick start your Engineering career!
Engineering
D&T Good Subject
Engineering Career
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2. Rob Jinks Senior Project Engineer. Chartered Professional
STEM Ambassador
(Science, Technology,
Engineering and Maths).
high performance test and measurement systems
IMPROVING THE WORLD THROUGH ENGINEERING
Job- Tech Wide Range
Chartered Professional Regulated
STEM Show Students Engineering
Who wants to be?
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3. Design & Technology in Engineering
What do Engineers do?
What Engs do
Range Jobs and Careers
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4. Design & Technology in Engineering
Phone Tablet Computer
Engineers responsible
Use Every Day
Demand Growing Exciting
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5. Design & Technology in Engineering
Sports
Olympic cycling
67 Medals London Rio
Engineer Tech Helped win
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6. Design & Technology in Engineering
Design Medical Equipment
Save Lives
Incubator Premature baby
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7. Design & Technology in Engineering
Space Exploration
Tim Peak
Engineers - Space Crafts - 6 months orbit
Engineering has huge impact on our lives
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8. Lewis Hamilton & Nico Rosberg
My Job
Project Engineer.
Help Formula 1 teams develop engines.
Lewis Hamilton & Nico Rosberg
Champions!
Proj TQ
Design Different Tech/Industries
F1 fans - Lewis Nico?
Worked with F1 & won championships
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9. Design & Technology in Engineering
My Career - School
Design & Technology.
Maths and Physics.
Favourite D&T -> Career
Physics & Maths
Post GCSE? Alevels/App?
Uni after Apprenticeship
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10. My Career - Engineering Apprentice
Design.
Jet engines.
Safety testing.
Noise control.
Rolls Royce.
Learnt Test Engines & Control Noise
Have to test Engines before use – Safety
Rolls Royce
Build test facility
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11. Design & Technology in Engineering
Why an Apprenticeship?
Earn while you learn!
More employable.
Scholarships help pay University fees.
The sky’s the limit!
Earn & Learn – College - £170/wk
More employable – skills
Choice, not sure what subject or course
sky the limit
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12. Design & Technology in Engineering
My Career - University
Masters Degree.
Mechanical Engineering.
Apprentice Scholarship.
Aeroplane crash test.
Climbing robot.
Uni Masters Mech Eng
Scholarship – well supported subject help
Projects – crash – robot
Graduated 2011
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13. My Career - Professional Training
Mechanical Engineer - Generators.
Design and test robots.
Travelled the world.
2014 – moved to Torquemeters.
Generators all over world
Design & test Robot – help others maintain
Travel work America Europe
2014 new job
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14. Resistant Materials & Engineering
Solving real world problems
Brief
Situation
Creative solutions
Specification
Design concepts
What Engineers do and Res Mat
Start Project – Problem situation brief
understand – spec – creative concepts – fix
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15. Resistant Materials & Engineering
Teamwork
Sharing ideas
Working together
Different materials
Metals
Plastics
Composites
Work in teams
share ideas & solve problems
metals & plastics good/strong/workable
composites like wood
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16. Resistant Materials & Engineering
Making things safe
Design
Testing
Sustainability
Resources
Environment
Work & products must be safe
sustainability – manage resources – min harm – now/future
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17. Your Engineering Challenge
In teams, build a sky scraper using K’NEX to hold a tennis ball.
As high as possible.
Earthquake proof.
Must stand on your table.
Teams of 3 or 4
Engineering challenge
30 minutes - skyscraper - K’Nex …
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18. Design & Technology in Engineering
Think about
Plan your work!
Who does what?
Which components?
Talk to each other!
Height is good, but more flexible!
Width gives stability.
Test your design.
5 minutes planning
Sketch Ideas ….
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19. Design & Technology in Engineering
K’Nex Sky Scrapers
Examples
like lego
look at pictures
ask for help
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20. Congratulations You’re an Engineer!
You have:
Solved a problem.
Been creative.
Worked as a team.
Used engineering materials.
Tested for safety.
Re-useable materials.
Understand what engineers do
…….
Your skills applied to examples
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21. Professional Engineering What’s in it for you?
Top wages.
Exciting projects.
Job satisfaction.
Travel the world.
Make the world a better place.
Why good career choice
Grads £22-£30K
High speed rail or renewable energy
…..
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22. Professional Engineer!
Engineer’s Career Map
Professional Engineer!
Work Experience
HE & Degree
STEMNet
Apprenticeships
Great career Maths Science D&T Computers make & test
Post GCSE Options/subjects ….
More info from STEMNet
A-Levels
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23. Useful Websites (hyperlinks in presentation mode )
Apprenticeships
A-Levels
Professional Engineering
Links
leave with your teacher
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24. Thanks for listening. Good Luck!
IMPROVING THE WORLD THROUGH ENGINEERING
high performance test and measurement systems
Thanks for listening.
Good Luck!
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