Tell me a bit about your role within the Digital Displacement team?
I’m part of the Systems Team. The work I do is very varied, from modelling and data analysis through to developing control software to run test rigs as well as other practical areas like instrumentation and commissioning. I’m currently working on a wheel loader project where we’re partnering with a company to improve the efficiency of their machines. We’d already implemented the SA1 architecture with a pump swap and are progressing to SA2 architecture to demonstrate further benefits of wider system changes. It’s an exciting project because it’s the first time we’re implementing a three-service SA2 system on a real machine, in conjunction with a customer, so it’s really strategically important but also brings interesting challenges for us to solve.
How did you get into engineering?
I did a maths and physics degree which I really enjoyed and then when I was starting to think about jobs, all the jobs that looked interesting to me involved problem solving and producing something tangible and they all seemed to be in engineering. I found an Engineering Doctorate course at Edinburgh University focusing on offshore renewable energy. This involved a three year industrial research placement so I got the benefits of learning on the job and getting a qualification at the same time which was perfect for me when I was shifting from maths and physics into engineering.