Engineers talk about their career. From generation to consulting, graduate roles to leadership positions, highly technical engineering to business management, these testimonials will introduce you to the diverse skills, work areas and career paths followed by engineers in the electricity supply industry.


Thahirah Jalal - Asset Intelligence Manager, Unison

"As long as one is willing to learn and has the capability to do so, anything is possible. PhD holders do not have to be stuck in laboratories if they do not want to do so."


Kieran Kennedy - Senior Engineer, Mitton ElectroNet

"I get a real kick out of being involved with designing all aspects of a site and then having all the systems work together in the end!"


Bhaba Das - Research and Innovation Engineer, ETEL Transformers

"I believe knowledge has no boundaries."


Mitchell Beggs - Mechanical Engineer, Meridian Energy

"Not everything in the electricity industry is electrical!"



Julien Arts - Power System Analyst, Transpower

"If I could go back and offer myself advice, I would say that everything that I studied at university, from computer hardware to power generation and Laplace transforms, I have used in some way over the last six years of work."



Karen Frew - Senior Project Manager, Powerco

"Managing people in any industry requires variety in perspective as well as the ability to listen and accept others' views."



Stephen Chiu - Protection and Control Manager, Powerco

Protection engineers have..."the unique opportunity and motivation to continuously upskill themselves."



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Engineers talk about their career. From generation to consulting, graduate roles to leadership positions, highly technical engineering to business management, these testimonials will introduce you to the diverse skills, work areas and career paths followed by engineers in the electricity supply industry.


Thahirah Jalal - Asset Intelligence Manager, Unison

"As long as one is willing to learn and has the capability to do so, anything is possible. PhD holders do not have to be stuck in laboratories if they do not want to do so."


Kieran Kennedy - Senior Engineer, Mitton ElectroNet

"I get a real kick out of being involved with designing all aspects of a site and then having all the systems work together in the end!"


Bhaba Das - Research and Innovation Engineer, ETEL Transformers

"I believe knowledge has no boundaries."


Mitchell Beggs - Mechanical Engineer, Meridian Energy

"Not everything in the electricity industry is electrical!"



Julien Arts - Power System Analyst, Transpower

"If I could go back and offer myself advice, I would say that everything that I studied at university, from computer hardware to power generation and Laplace transforms, I have used in some way over the last six years of work."



Karen Frew - Senior Project Manager, Powerco

"Managing people in any industry requires variety in perspective as well as the ability to listen and accept others' views."



Stephen Chiu - Protection and Control Manager, Powerco

Protection engineers have..."the unique opportunity and motivation to continuously upskill themselves."



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