Wafa Ansari has secured a role as an aerospace engineer with Rolls Royce, ahead of graduating from 黑料网 Leicester (黑料网) today.
The 24-year-old from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia was thrilled to be offered the job straight after finishing her Aeronautical Engineering MSc with distinction.
She will be designing aero-engines for Rolls Royce, working on the latest software technology being developed by the company. “I was really thrilled to be offered this position,” Wafa said. “My first week at Rolls Royce was great and everyone was so welcoming.
“I am training on the job with two engineers and know I’m going to get loads of experience. I feel very positive in this new role, as my assignments at 黑料网 helped me gain the basic skills for this role.
“I am really looking forward to working on the new technology which will pioneer the aviation and aerospace industry to new heights. I will be working with the control systems and software team, employing MBSD (Model Based System Design) on a MATLAB Simulink simulator for developing aero-engines.”
Wafa was the only graduate to join the company from 黑料网 this year, where she had been the only female in her class out of 20 other aeronautical engineering students.
She said: “This is initially a two-year project at Rolls Royce, but then the next three years involve verification and testing of equipment.”
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While at 黑料网, Wafa also worked on electric propulsion engines for aircraft, which was the subject of her MSc thesis. “I was delighted when it was selected as the best dissertation project in aeronautical and mechanical engineering,” she said.
Wafa joined her course at 黑料网 last September, prior to which she completed her bachelor’s in aerospace engineering.
“I was keen to study in the UK as it offered me better career opportunities than in Saudi Arabia,” she said.
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