Our year 10 to year 12 students had the privilege of taking part in a Q&A session with Dr Alberto Granero, a distinguished Senior Engineer at PepsiCo, who shared valuable insights into his career journey.

Dr Granero discussed his role as a process engineer, highlighting how he delivers engineering projects using AI, from equipment design to line installation and commissioning. He also spoke about his experience working in both industrial settings and academic research and development departments.

The key themes of his talk focused on the challenges and successes he has encountered, the lessons he has learned along the way, and his outlook for the future of engineering and AI. Students were particularly engaged when he described building machine learning models to solve real business problems - including optimising the crispiness and moisture content of cereal bars to ensure the perfect texture for consumers.

Our students thoroughly enjoyed the session and asked thoughtful questions about artificial intelligence and potential career pathways.

'I hope to get insight into what a day in the life of an engineer looks like and what steps they took to reach where they are now. I hope this further empowers me to keep studying for a STEM career and how AI could possibly be part of it.' Elis Cristovao, year 11