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Five engineering superstars
1 Make it and break it
Dylan Sanusi-Goh didn’t let the fact he was still in high school stop him from building his very own working drone
In a world where unmanned aerial vehicles may soon come to a front door near you, I decided to build my own. My drone, ThermaQuad,
is a remote-control quadcopter that carries thermal imaging
equipment. It costs a fraction of the price of store-bought ones, can fly for longer, and is made from lighter and stronger materials.
At first, I thought engineering was only for trained professionals. It seemed daunting and difficult, but there are endless possibilities for you to create and assemble your own engineering projects to tackle all sorts of big problems! Everyone’s engineering journey has its successes and failures. I’ve broken things, connected things the wrong way, but remember to try, and then try again. Come back, approach the problem from a different perspective and you will probably surprise yourself with a creative solution.
I definitely encourage anyone interested in learning more about computer science, tech or engineering. They are really important to jobs of the future, jobs that might not even exist yet! You can use these skills to tackle the greatest problems the world faces.
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERS Median salary: $67,759
They don’t just design and build laptops and desktops. These engineers can also be found developing the latest supercomputers, navigation devices for cars, and gaming systems. Elena Wei Shao works at Nvidia
in Silicon Valley. “We make graphics chips for PC gaming and high-performance computing,” she says. “Every day, I look forward to solving challenging problems.”
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERS
Median salary: $62,335
Whether it’s designing wheelchairs or artificial hearts, biomedical engineers combine medicine with engineering to help people lead healthier lives. “The spinal cord stimulator I’m working on is probably my most satisfying project,” says Matt Williams, research engineer at Saluda Medical.
“Just seeing how much the technology
has helped patients is really heartening.”
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Commonwealth Bank (CBA), this chemical engineering and economics
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2 Wealth expert
Nikolina Cvetanovic just loves a challenge – and she loves to solve problems. At the
graduate is involved in both. Her role in corporate financial services is constantly
changing and involves plenty of client contact.
Nikolina recently joined the CBA’s graduate program, and is involved with new transactions, lending reviews,
client interaction and risk management. But it’s her engineer’s attention to detail that has proved one of the most useful attributes, as there’s a constant pressure to make sure all these deals are properly documented.
“The graduate program involves really good training, giving me the chance to rotate through different areas and test different skill sets,” she enthuses.
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours), University of Adelaide Bachelor of Economics, University of WA
Merchandiser, Nestle
Corporate Financial Services Graduate, CBA
Get techie
Clean it up
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS
Median salary: $70,384
When it comes to a cleaner world, these engineers make it happen by focusing on the impact engineering activities have on the natural world. Kathy Thomas, Civil Project Engineer at UGL, has a passion for sustainable wastewater treatment. “I’ve had the chance to be involved in the construction of wastewater treatment plants, dams, fish ladders and ventilation shafts.”