Highlighting women in engineering introduces career paths, specialisms and jobs that many people are still unfamiliar with. In episode 10 of Toque de Ingenio, Claudia Rebollo, creator of Clau, Quiero Ser Ingeniera, talks with Edgar Guerrero about education, role models and professional learning. The episode approaches engineering through curiosity and the questions of someone building their career.
Guest Claudia Rebollo Company or organization: Clau, Quiero Ser Ingeniera.
Interview published: May 13, 2024. Episode: 10. Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes
In this episode:
- How a curiosity about materials and how things work can guide a vocation.
- What is the value of the references and experiences shared in a first-person perspective?
- Why practical projects connect training and engineering work.
Curiosity as a starting point.
Claudia recalls a strong interest in mathematics, physics, and chemistry, as well as a tendency to ask questions about the world around her. She also speaks about her creative side. Her story reveals that technical expertise and creativity can coexist in a single person.
Materials engineering is often an area that isn’t widely recognised by those considering what to study. Sharing how one arrives at this specialisation can help to understand it beyond just the title of the degree.
“I’ve always been incredibly curious”.
Claudia Rebollo 5:06.
In the product design and development, That curiosity then transforms into questions about function, materials, manufacturing, and use. Understanding an object requires observing how different decisions are related, not just its outward appearance.
Women in engineering: making different paths visible.
Claudia explains that she noticed a lack of female colleagues in various training environments. This experience is a key factor in her motivation to create a project promoting the work of women in technical fields.
The value of references lies in understanding specific examples and experiences. A conversation can illustrate what a professional studies, what challenges they encounter, or how they apply their knowledge in their work.
The interview includes personal opinions on generational differences and experiences. The article focuses on formative experiences and professional visibility, without reducing the perspectives of the participants to general explanations about the abilities of men and women.
To assess technical skills based on practical experience.
Claudia aims to gather information about vocational studies through conversations. This sharing allows students and families to find experiences that help them formulate better questions.
“Told from a female perspective”.
Claudia Rebollo 41:41.
An individual’s career path doesn’t represent all the possibilities within a profession. Its value lies in providing a specific example that can be compared with others. The more experiences that are known, the more nuances are revealed about the technical aspects of the work.
For businesses, this visibility also brings to light what’s happening within teams. Explaining how a product is designed, programmed, or validated helps new people identify areas where they would like to work.
Learning through projects and practical cases.
Edgar and Claudia are comparing their learning experiences and discussing classes, laboratories, and projects. The conversation highlights the importance of connecting concepts with real-life situations to aid understanding of their practical applications.
In a real-world scenario, knowledge is applied to a specific question. A material, a heat transfer, or a mechanism only makes sense within defined operating conditions. The project requires identifying the specific information needed for the decision.
Los functional prototypes They allow us to make visible the relationship between calculation and behavior. Preparing a test, observing the result, and reviewing the design connect disciplines that may appear separate during training.
Product engineering requires collaboration.
The interview explores the diversity of knowledge and career paths. This variety is also present in the teams developing products – industrial design, mechanics, electronics, and software – which offer distinct perspectives.
Collaboration requires explaining decisions and acknowledging dependencies. A change in geometry can affect a component; a new electronic function can modify the power supply or interface. Understanding the whole picture helps to coordinate the work.
La Electronic engineering And the product design offers examples of this relationship. Specialization provides depth, while communication allows its results to align with those of others.
Building a career based on information and experience.
Claudia discusses her plans during the conversation, which was published in May 2024. The episode captures a particular stage in her journey, rather than a complete and up-to-date professional overview of all the people mentioned.
For someone exploring a technical career, the key is to seek out experiences, ask questions, and observe real-world work. Understanding how a product is developed or an industrial operation is carried out can help to identify one’s own interests.
For i-mas, promoting engineering also means explaining the work that goes into objects and processes. Sharing projects and the voices of professionals helps to bring that knowledge to those who are still discovering it.
Questions about women in engineering
What does it mean to know about female role models in engineering?
Allows you to discover specific specialties, jobs, and routes. Claudia’s project uses first-person conversations to make these experiences visible.
How does creativity relate to product engineering?
Creativity plays a role in exploring solutions, while engineering then solidifies and verifies them. Design, materials, and manufacturing must all respond to a shared need.
Why are practical projects useful during training?
They help to link concepts with observable decisions and outcomes. A prototype allows you to test a hypothesis and understand how different disciplines are connected.
Four key takeaways from the chapter.
- Curiosity can open up a wide range of technical pathways.
- The references provide information about actual jobs.
- Projects connect knowledge and application.
- Collaboration between specialties is a part of growth.
From learning to product development.
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Source: Original interview from Toque de Ingenio, published on YouTube on May 13, 2024. The experiences, figures, and plans discussed in the interview are reflective of that specific time. The references to i-mas services are the editorial analysis of the article.
