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Career Spotlight: Mechatronics Engineer

2 minutes 57 seconds

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Leila Madrone is a mechatronics engineer who works at Otherlab. She leads an engineering team that is trying to improve large solar power fields. Before she joined Otherlab, she worked at NASA, where she created a device for taking high-resolution panoramic images. She chose to become an engineer because she wanted to help create a better world. Part of the "Career Spotlight" series.

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Runtime: 2 minutes 57 seconds

Four people in reflective vests and hardhats install a very large solar panel in an array of other solar panels. Caption: They're expensive. They use a lot of material.
Career Spotlight
Episode 1
2 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Illustration of person in hardhat and overalls. Caption: Solar Installation Companies. We are working with solar installation companies.
Career Spotlight
Episode 2
4 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Career Spotlight: Bioengineer
Career Spotlight
Episode 3
3 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Two people in a science lab working on a piece of equipment from opposite sides of the table. The equipment terminates in a spout leading to a large plastic drum. Caption: to improve access to safe water
Career Spotlight
Episode 4
3 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Career Spotlight: Civil Engineer
Career Spotlight
Episode 5
2 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12