Engineering Talent Awards 2023

Engineering and technology trailblazers including Airbus and Rolls-Royce shortlisted ahead of prestigious Engineering Talent Awards 2023

The national Engineering Talent Awards, powered by EqualEngineers, sees award nominations for University of Glasgow, Wessex Water, Jaguar Land Rover, Airbus and Rolls-Royce.

People and organisations with a track record of promoting diversity and inclusion in the engineering and technology sectors will be honoured at the ceremony in London on 8 September

The shortlist for the annual Engineering Talent Awards has been released today (Monday15 May) and sees big nominations for corporate leaders including Wessex Water, Jaguar Land Rover, Airbus and Rolls-Royce.

The national event, taking place in London on 8 September, recognises people with a track record of breaking down barriers to succeed in the engineering and technology sectors and celebrates the organisations with a track record of promoting diversity in the workplace.

BAE Systems, Foster + Partners and Jacobs and are among some of the biggest organisations nominated for awards with all of them in the running for their employee network groups. Meanwhile, National Grid and UCL are both shortlisted for their workplace inclusion programmes which work towards improving diversity across the organisations.

Students from some of the UK’s biggest universities and recent graduates have also been shortlisted for awards. Universities represented in this year’s shortlist include Dundee, Lancaster, Leicester, Manchester, and Sheffield.

Dr Mark McBride-Wright, founder of the Engineering Talent Awards, said: “There are some fantastic role models in the engineering and technology sectors working across the UK and so the Engineering Talent Awards rightly shine a light on their successes and ingenuity.

This is our fourth year running the ETAs and past finalists and winners have already gone on to achieve even more incredible things with the elevation this platform has given them. This is the one major event in the UK that also gives a huge platform to our country’s engineering businesses as well as the organisations nurturing the next generation.

“This year, we are looking forward to celebrating the finalists from a range of diverse backgrounds. These awards are a major recognition of the country’s finest and emerging engineering talent.”

The full shortlist and tickets for the ceremony are available at www.engineeringtalentawards.com

The full 2023 Engineering Talent Awards shortlist

Engineering Apprentice of the Year, Supported by Airbus
Aimee Jones – Mott MacDonald
Lauren Helena Poole – Jaguar Land Rover
Nabilah Thagia – Dyson
Oliver Sands – JCB
Robert Spencer – Rolls-Royce
Samuel Douglas – Energus

Engineering Student of the Year, Supported by the Institution of Engineering & Technology
Ellie Chambers – Lancaster University
Jakub Zemek – University of Manchester
John Mosuela – Sheffield University
Nyasha Mutembwa – University of Dundee
Samiksha Raviraja – University of Leicester

Engineering Graduate of the Year, Supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering
Aysh Yapa – Airbus
Chra Hussain Abdoulqadir – Indra Renewable Technologies
Eleanor Piper – Rolls-Royce SMR
Greta Atkoceviciute – Wessex Water
Peter Mahir Hekmat Marji – Arup
Tom Webster – UKAEA

Engineer of the Year
Anthony Buckley – Rolls-Royce SMR
Dr. Edris Joonaki – TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory
Martin Griffin – Knight Piésold (KP)

Engineering Returner of the Year, Supported by Heathrow
Ederson Dias da Silva – Airbus
Emma Hellawell – LEAP Environmental
Emmanuel Anonas – Cubic
Laryssa Amado – OWC
Philippa Hart – Safran
Rebecca McFadden – Deimos Space UK

Executive Leader of the Year
Amitoj Singh – Balfour Beatty
Neil Firth – Airbus
Peter Mountney – Odin Vision

Engineering Society of the Year, Supported by RS Grassroots
Aerospace Society – University of Liverpool
Cambridge University Robotics Society – University of Cambridge
Engineers Without Borders Glasgow – University of Glasgow
FemEng: Empowering Women in Engineering – University of Glasgow
Handprints e-NABLE Scotland – University of Glasgow
UCL Engineering Society – University College London

Inclusion Programme of the Year, Supported by ECITB
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering Module – Imperial College
Everyone Belongs – Culture, Inclusion and Diversity – Wessex Water
Grid for Good – National Grid
Jacobs / upReach Engineering Springboard Programme – Jacobs / upReach
Morson Maker Space, Engineering Summer School – The University of Salford
UCL x BADU “Bridging The Gap” programme – University College London

Employee Network of the Year, Supported by Rolls-Royce SMR
Disabilities Forum – Foster + Partners
ACE Network – Jacobs
OutLinkUK – BAE Systems

Small Medium Enterprise of the Year, Supported by EngineeringUK
Black Hills Products
Civic Engineers
Odin Vision
OFR Consultants
Scitech Engineering Limited
Sheridan Lifts Ltd

Innovation of the Year, Supported by Aerospace Technology Institute
EMC Engineering Group
Error-free 3D printing to save costs and protect the environment – Donaa Limited
Fathom Global 3.0 – Fathom Global
Innovation by Integration – Integrated Process Module – Baker Hughes New Product Introduction Team
Powered by Tacilia – UCL Global Disability Innovation (GDI) Hub – GDI Hub, UCL
Protech – DPT Technology – Protech – University of Cambridge

Large Employer of the Year Supported by STEM Returners
Rolls-Royce
Wessex Water