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Bethan Murray

Flight Perfector

I grew up in Manchester and I left home at 19 to start an engineering degree apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce in Derby. I then became a Production Manager, responsible for the team that strips down and rebuilds aircraft engines, helping make flying safe for thousands of people. My hero is Beyoncé, who I admire for her work ethic.

Facing a fear of flying

I was scared of flying until I went to space camp in Alabama and fell in love with engineering. My experience there with flight jet simulators and replica space shuttles helped me to understand flight, so I wasn’t scared, and I wanted to learn more.

How I became an aerospace engineer

I grew up in Manchester and I left home at 19 to start an engineering degree apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce in Derby. I switched my focus from law to join Rolls-Royce on the engineering apprenticeship scheme and now have an MSc in Engineering Business Management. I then became a Production Manager, responsible for the team that strips down and rebuilds aircraft engines, helping make flying safe for thousands of people. 

Factfile

Role
Project manager at Rolls-Royce
Favourite part of engineering
Helping make flying safe for thousands of people
Qualification path
Engineering degree apprenticeship scheme at Rolls-Royce, obtaining an MSc in Engineering Business Management
Bethan Murray, female engineering production manager, next to an aircraft engine

Bethan Murray, aerospace engineer

Female engineering production manager, next to an aircraft engine

Bethan inspecting an engine

Propeller of aircraft

Aircraft engine

Female aerospace engineer maintains aricraft

Aircraft engine inspection

Female engineering production manager, looks at aircraft engine fan

Bethan carrying out an inspection

Female engineering production manager, next to an airplane engine

Bethan Murray, flight perfector

Degree apprenticeship

As part of my apprenticeship I worked on building nuclear submarines and aircraft engines in Derby. I then led a large team of fitters and inspectors, taking aircraft engines apart and fixing them. I got to see huge aircraft engines - the ones that might take people on holiday - and understand how they work. 

What's next?

In five years, I’d like to have learned from the best and be running my own factory.

"I was scared of flying until I went to space camp in Alabama and fell in love with engineering."

— Bethan Murray, aerospace engineer

Career timeline

A levels

Degree apprenticeship

Degree apprenticeship at Rolls-Royce

Obtained an MSc in Engineering Business Management

Current role

Project manager at Rolls-Royce

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