Today, we celebrate our female engineers across Station for International Women in Engineering Day.
International Women in Engineering Day is now in its seventh year, it is an international awareness campaign which raises the profile of women in engineering and focuses attention on the amazing career opportunities available to girls in this exciting industry.
Officer Commanding Engineering and Logistics Wing, Wing Commander Liz O’Sullivan said:
“Being a ‘women in engineering’ in the RAF for me is all about being an engineer and not about being a woman. The career opportunities, regardless of gender, have been fantastic and I genuinely love what I do and I see that passion in my colleagues. My current appointment as Officer Commanding Engineering and Logistics Wing at RAF Brize Norton is a hugely diverse role and encompasses being the Chief Air Engineer for the Station and ensuring the Continuing Airworthiness of the A400M, C-17, C-130J and Voyager fleets, as well as Airborne Equipment. I am incredibly privileged to lead a dedicated and hardworking team of senior engineers, over 40% of whom happen to be women, and work with well over a thousand engineers to support and assure delivery of aircraft and equipment for the Air Mobility Force.”
Wing Commander Liz O’Sullivan
Officer Commanding Engineering and Logistics Wing
Member of Parachute Engineering Squadron, Senior Aircraftwoman Sophie Taylor said:
“I am proud to be an engineer; the hands-on tasks are what I really enjoy about my job. I am early in my career, but I look forward to the future challenges and I hope I can be a role model to the next generation of engineers.”
Senior Aircraftwoman Sophie Taylor
Member of Parachute Engineering Squadron
Field Services Engineer- Boeing Defence UK, Anne McIlveen said:
“Pick a subject you love. If you love something, then it’s much easier to get good at it.”
Anne McIlveen
Field Services Engineer - Boeing Defence UK
