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WISE Practitioners: Two Engineers Explain How They Chose Their Engineering Specialties

April 16, 2021

GM's Ankita Joshi and Suncor's Hibba Syeda are using their dynamic qualifications to prove that potential and experience go hand in hand.

Rehana Begg

Engineering is a broad career path. Sometimes it leads to uncertainty in forging a fulfilling career path. But that’s not the case for panelists Ankita Joshi, autonomous vehicles safety engineer, GM, and Hibba Syeda, reliability engineering student, Suncor. The pair are using their dynamic qualifications to prove that potential and experience go hand in hand in carving their professional destiny. This video chat is part of the WISE Practitioners series, which focuses on the multiple paths that women take through their contributions to the field.

About the Author

Rehana Begg | Editor-in-Chief, Machine Design

As Machine Design’s content lead, Rehana Begg is tasked with elevating the voice of the design and multi-disciplinary engineer in the face of digital transformation and engineering innovation. Begg has more than 24 years of editorial experience and has spent the past decade in the trenches of industrial manufacturing, focusing on new technologies, manufacturing innovation and business. Her B2B career has taken her from corporate boardrooms to plant floors and underground mining stopes, covering everything from automation & IIoT, robotics, mechanical design and additive manufacturing to plant operations, maintenance, reliability and continuous improvement. Begg holds an MBA, a Master of Journalism degree, and a BA (Hons.) in Political Science. She is committed to lifelong learning and feeds her passion for innovation in publishing, transparent science and clear communication by attending relevant conferences and seminars/workshops.

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