Profile
Daniel English
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About Me:
I live near Stevenage in Hertfordshire. I am a Rocket scientist/engineer by day, and a frisbee player in the evenings. I enjoy learning about AI, have a passion for all things space, love the Simpsons and enjoy walking my dog!
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My pronouns are:
he/him
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My Work:
I’m a spacecraft systems engineer, I build and test things (including coding) then send them into space (satellites) to monitor global warming and explore the universe! This includes something that monitors CO2 in the atmosphere and the mars rover that will search for life on Mars!
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My Typical Day:
I wake up at 6.30am and have shreddies for breakfast, then leave and get to work for 8.15am. Then at work I may have meetings, tasks to do, go into the lab and run some tests, code to write or design something and solve some problems. I leave work at 5pm and go play frisbee or squash, walk the dog and back home for dinner.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
Further develop my build and launch water rockets program, build a new rocket launcher and improve various aspects of the design. Go into schools with Airbus colleagues and teach students about space, then build and launch water rockets for fun!
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Education:
- GCSE’s and A levels (In Chemistry, Biology and Maths) at Freman College, Hertfordshire => You do not need to do Physics to work in Space, it is hard to achieve but you can do it if you work hard enough!
- Studied my Masters degree at Kingston University London, the degree was called Aerospace Engineering, Astronautics and Space Technology
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Qualifications:
- 13 A grade GCSE’s
- 3 A levels in Chemistry, Biology and Maths (Grades 2 B’s and 1 C)
- First Class Masters Degree
- Chartered Engineer with the Royal Aeronautical Society
- Associate Systems Engineering Professional registered with the international council of systems engineers.
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Work History:
- Spacecraft Systems Engineer at Thales Alenia Space – January 2022 to December 2023 – working on MicroCarb (satellite that monitors CO2 in the atmosphere) – Space Industry
- Systems Engineer at BAE Systems – October 2020 to December 2021 – working on designing a data recorder for a submarine – Marine Industry
- Systems Engineer at MBDA (missile systems) – August 2019 to September 2020 – working on performance modelling/assessing for a missile system – Defence Industry
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Current Job:
- Spacecraft Systems Engineer at Airbus Space and Defence – January 2024I started. I work on the Mars Rover that will be exploring Mars in the future for signs of life and aliens! – Space Industry
- I also work part time right now on something that uses Artificial Intelligence which will be used in the NHS in the future.
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Employer:
Airbus are the biggest space company in Europe, working on all of the coolest and biggest space projects!
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My Interview
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What did you want to be after you left school?
An Astronaut and go into space!
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Yes, a lot of the time I answered back and want to argue my point across which got me into trouble!
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
I couldn't imagine a career not working in space! But any job in the space industry would make me happy
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Katy Perry
What's your favourite food?
Sunday Roast Dinner
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Go into space, Spend more time with my dog, I never needed to sleep so I could get more done and spend more time having fun with friends.
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