National Engineering Day 2025: celebrating curiosity and innovation
Every innovation starts with curiosity. For the engineers shaping our future, it often begins with a question: how could this work better?
This National Engineering Day, we’re celebrating the brilliant minds turning imagination into impact. We asked some of our engineers to share what first sparked their interest in engineering – and how that passion continues to drive innovation at Pragmatic today.
Heather Flint, Lead Device Scientist
“Many people get into engineering because they want to make the world a better place. I’m one of them! As a child, I was always curious about the natural world. I loved how small changes on a molecular level would scale up to huge changes on a material or construction level. That was my gateway to a fascination with the sciences and engineering.
“The time I feel most proud to be an engineer is when I solve a complex problem with a simple solution. But the main thing is just to try. There’s a lot of pressure to feel you have to have the perfect answer – but that’s not true. Everyone has something to contribute. Even if you consider yourself an artist, engineering is still a space for you.”
Fiona Kemp, Director, Supply Planning and Execution
“I’m always fascinated by the imagination engineers have in order to come up with new innovations, new products, new things, new ways to solve problems for people. If you see something that’s interesting to you, go for it. It doesn’t matter who else is doing it – if it’s interesting to you, look into it.”
Ben Coombs, Senior Manager, Data Science
“I’ve always loved trying to figure out how things work – from helping my Dad with DIY, to taking bikes apart, building Lego or electronics and PCs. Not being afraid to break things and trying to fix them, continually solving problems – for me that’s a key part of being alive!
“I studied Chemistry at University, sticking around to do a PhD because I love learning new things and solving new problems. This gave me three years to imagine, synthesise, analyse and understand entirely new molecules, and develop a love of coding, to help analyse and visualise all of that data.
“It’s not that it was a ‘no brainer’ to pursue working in a STEM field, it’s just that nothing else ever occurred to me. Solving problems as a job doesn’t feel like a job, which is all you can really ask for!”
Nathaniel Green, Head of Production and Process Engineering – Manufacturing Operations
“My inspiration to take up a role in engineering comes from a life-long interest in understanding how things work and the processes that go into making them. This started out as an academic interest through a Physics degree and then into the semiconductor industry through a role in the early years of Pragmatic.”
