Get to know the person behind the job
Meet inspiring people working in STEM and guess who matches each statement.
Challenge stereotypes about who works in STEM, the skills these roles require and the many routes into these careers. Discover what STEM jobs really involve, and see how they're open to everyone.
In STEM, there's a place for all kinds of people. Whatever your interests or background, there's a role for you.
Meet our STEM professionals
Bilal, Systems Engineer at NATS (National Air Traffic Services)
Bilal helps design and oversee the delivery of technology used for air traffic control. He will share more about how creative his role is and how he was introduced to engineering.
Emily, Mechanical Engineer at Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Emily designs, makes and tests replacement bone joints. These include hips, knees and shoulders that help people walk, move and live more comfortably. She will share about the technology she uses as part of her job and how she got on with physics at school.
Emily, Medical Engineer at DePuy Synthes
Emily makes hip and knee replacements to help people walk. She will share more about why she didn’t think engineering was for her at first, but how exciting her journey into her role has been.
Fatima, Made to Order (MTO) Design Engineer at Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Fatima makes custom bone implants that help people move again. She will share more about what she thought engineering was at school and how her favourite subjects led her to her job now.
Karen, Digital Manufacturing Engineer at Rolls Royce PLC
Karen develops and improves the digital systems that are used to build aeroplane engines. She will share about how she discovered what engineering was and her drive to always have a job that made a difference.
Mona, Project Management Degree Apprentice at AtkinsRéalis
Mona helps teams plan their work and stay organised so they can turn ideas into projects that help people travel. She will share more about her background and what influenced her to choose an apprenticeship route into STEM.
Nur, Airspace Modernisation Oversight – Senior Associate at the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
Nur manages the money that pays for projects to make aeroplanes safer and fly more smoothly. She will share about the exciting projects she did at university and the valuable skills she has.
Panxin, Nuclear Engineering Degree Apprentice at Rolls Royce SMR
As a degree apprentice, Panxin helps design nuclear reactors that create electricity for homes and learns about nuclear engineering at university. She will share more about her career aspirations and how her hobbies link to her job.
Phoebe, Development Technician at Weetabix Food Company
Phoebe uses her knowledge in food science to design and create new and exciting breakfast foods for the future. She will share more about her apprenticeship route in, and her interesting role as a technician.
Thara, Research and Design (R&D) placement student at Johnson & Johnson Medtech
Thara helps design instruments to put knee implants in. She will share how as an engineer, she works closely alongside surgeons and does highly impactful work.
Viduna, Digital Services Intern (Year in Industry) at National Highways
Viduna builds apps and roadside software that helps keep roads running safely across Britain. She will share about her route into working in computer science and how she explored STEM at school.
Yanmi, Technology Apprentice at National Highways
Yanmi helps to plan how all the technology in his company should work together so everything runs smoothly now and in the future. He will share more about degree apprenticeships as a route and the projects he is involved in.