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Airbus engineer among Top 50 Women in field
Airbus engineer Jacqueline Castle has been named one of the Top 50 Women in Engineering in a list published by the Women’s Engineering Society and Daily Telegraph. The wing chief engineer for the new Airbus A330neo beat stiff competition to make the annual compilation, which features the most influential female engineers from across the UK.
She joins other leading women in engineering on the list, including Dame Ann Dowling, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Naomi Climer, President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and Chi Onwurah MP – the only female engineer in the UK Parliament.
“I’ve never encountered any career obstacles or challenges because of my gender,” says Jacqueline who read mechanical engineering at UWE and joined British Aerospace in 1996. “At school, I enjoyed practical subjects but I never figured I’d end up working with aircraft.”
Being a woman in a traditionally man’s world hasn’t held her back, she says: “It’s down to the individual to drive their own career and push themselves to make the most of their abilities.”
Read more: Sector spotlight: Aerospace
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