TwitterLinkedIn
News2022-07-29T08:23:58+00:00

Viper Innovations News & Events.

Get In Touch

Latest News and Updates.

1508, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: Viper Signs IET Enterprise Partner Agreement

August 15th, 2022|

Technology and Engineering SME Viper Innovations has signed an Enterprise Partner agreement with the IET (The Institution of Engineering and Technology). As a registered charity, the IET’s mission is “To inspire, inform and influence the global engineering community.” The Enterprise Partnership will provide Viper with access to a wide range of professional development solutions ...

Read More
2107, 2022

CASE STUDY: Keeping The Lights On In East Java With V-LIFE

July 21st, 2022|

Discover how V-LIFE was used to keep the lights on in East Java by recovering a failed gas field electrical system with an 18-month replacement umbilical lead time. A technical version of this case study can be found in our extensive PDF here. This case study is based on a paper presented at the ...

Read More
507, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: Viper Celebrates 15 Years of Innovation

July 5th, 2022|

To celebrate the milestone of Viper’s 15th year in business, all employees from both the Aberdeen and Portishead offices were invited to join a company away day at Aldwick Estate, a beautiful vineyard in North Somerset. The day started with an opening presentation from Managing Director Edward Davies and a thought-provoking look back at ...

Read More
2306, 2022

International Women in Engineering Day

June 23rd, 2022|

We’re thrilled to be supporting ‘International Women in Engineering Day’ and to celebrate our wonderful women engineers at Viper and their amazing work. As stated on the official International Women in Engineering Day website, "statistics reported as of June 2021 show that only 16.5% of engineers are women, The Women’s Engineering Society provides women ...

Read More
1006, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: V-LIFE Technology Supporting Operators for a Decade

June 10th, 2022|

Viper Innovations’ unique V-LIFE technology has been supporting operators for over a decade, originally referred to by many as a ‘magic’ technology, V-LIFE has continued to be one of Viper’s most successful innovations for the offshore energy industry. The technology has played a critical role for many of the world’s major Oil & Gas ...

Read More
605, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: CableGuardian Success Celebrated as UK Sales Surpass 100 Units in a Single Year

May 6th, 2022|

UK technology SME, Viper Innovations, is celebrating reaching the milestone of 100 unit sales of their award-winning CableGuardian Signalling Power Monitoring System in the year ending 31st March 2022 - or in UK Rail terms, during Control Period 6, year 3. Created in collaboration with Network Rail, CableGuardian brings together ...

Read More
1304, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: V-LIM Success Story Continues as Global Sales Top 350 Units

April 13th, 2022|

UK Technology SME, Viper Innovations, is celebrating the continued success of its award-winning V-LIM product, as global sales of the advanced monitoring device exceed 350 units. Specifically designed to address the demands of the subsea market, the V-LIM is an accurate and precise electrical instrument which monitors electrical cable integrity. Its advanced technology provides ...

Read More
2303, 2022

A Timeline of Rail Innovation: 1900s

March 23rd, 2022|

Rail Innovation Timeline - 1900s Your Content Goes Here Viper Innovations’ CableGuardian system is one of the latest in a long line of achievements in railway technology targeted at improving the safety of the railway for the public and workforce and increasing the efficient operation of the railway-at-large. ...

Read More

Get in touch with Viper Innovations.

Contact us to find out more about how our products & services could help maximise the operational life of your controls and electrical distribution equipment.

Our expert teams are equipped with the relevant experience and skills to provide support and to answer your technical queries, email us at enquiries@viperinnovations.com or via our contact form.

Contact Us

© Viper Innovations . All Rights Reserved. Registered in England No.6213408. Website by Squarebird.

Surrinder

Senior Subsea Controls Engineer

  1. At what age did you start to consider a career in Engineering, did anything in particular spark your interest?  

Around the age of 13. I always enjoyed maths and science at school and I was lucky to be presented with an opportunity to attend additional lessons after school in computing and maths. I was also fortunate to complete my Duke of Edinburgh awards, which at the time offered a course in electronics, which I enjoyed thoroughly.  

  1. What route did you take into engineering?  E.g., University/ work experience/ graduate scheme/ Apprenticeship?

I completed a master’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

  1. Describe your job role at Viper Innovations.

I work within the PSD (Product Service Delivery) team. I have supported Subsea for the majority of my time at Viper. Some examples of work I have participated in includes working alongside some of our Oil & Gas clients to help ensure the upkeep of their assets using action trackers, etc. I have completed studies on assets, including Condition Assessments, Risk Assessments, Vulnerability Studies, electrical fault analysis, etc. I have also worked with other internal departments and clients to support work related to using the V-LIM / V-LIFE on a 3kV system, SSTDR ( Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry) and HVPD (High Voltage Partial Discharge) coupler testing and I also edited and updated the existing Long Offset Umbilical Electrical Power Distribution Paper.  

I am now transitioning more towards the CableGuardian rail product side, where I have had a hand in creating the systems on the portal, have updated the database with hardware and use the CableGuardian wizard for fault finding. I now support the maintenance of our existing systems and support the installation and commissioning of new systems. I am also looking at refining some of our processes to improve the way we work as the number of systems we manage grow. This will also involve looking at the service packages we offer.

  1. What could we at Viper do or other employers do to inspire more women to choose a career in engineering? 

Offer visits to schools / universities to present what we do. Talk about the benefits and challenges of working in both the Subsea and Rail industry – including opportunity to travel, good salary, being multi-skilled and capable of switching between industries, variety of work and opportunity for secondments, etc.

Lily

Engineering Technician Apprentice

  1. At what age did you start to consider a career in Engineering, did anything in particular spark your interest? 

    There was no particular age that I was interested in engineering. From a young age throughout growing up, I always found the most joy and education through practical activity and piquing my curiosity through experimenting with activities like Lego or similar. Engineering sparked my interest when I was in secondary school as it was a career that had many different branches to explore so you can keep expanding your knowledge and challenging yourself which is an aspect I love.

  1. What route did you take into engineering?  E.g., University/ work experience/ graduate scheme/ Apprenticeship?

I’m currently undertaking an apprenticeship through Weston College, about to complete my first year. I will be in the apprenticeship for the next 3 years and hopefully will also complete my HNC (equivalent to the first year of uni). My goal is to keep progressing and qualifying until a degree.

  1. Describe your job role at Viper Innovations.

I am an engineering technician apprentice in the hardware solutions team. My job is to manage, maintain and monitor the electrical lab from ordering consumables in, assisting in building or reworking products, investigations into a damaged or faulty product, or building from a specification from my team.

  1. What could we at Viper do or other employers do to inspire more women to choose a career in engineering? 

Keep attending careers evenings, going to local schools with women in engineering that can inspire young women to seek a career in STEM based on their interests at the moment to show them that engineering is an option and not to be deterred.

Sushma

Junior Research Engineer

  1. At what age did you start to consider a career in Engineering?

I've always been interested in how things work, and the ideas that go into solving everyday problems always amaze me. And ever since I was a kid, my dad has always been an inspiration for me to choose engineering as my career.

  1. What route did you take into engineering? e.g., University/ work experience/ graduate scheme/ Apprenticeship?

After finishing the tenth grade, I decided that science would be the path of my future. Following that decision, I decided to pursue a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering and a master's degree in Control Systems. After a few years of practice, I earned a master's degree in research for Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

  1. Describe your job role at Viper Innovations.

I am a Jr. Research Engineer working with an incredibly competent research team focused to exploring new approaches and developing next generation products for electrical monitoring and asset integrity solutions for global sectors such as subsea and rail.

  1. What could we do to inspire more women to choose a career in engineering?

With the advancement of technology and its influence on our daily lives, the significance of science is now obvious to all. We need to bring engineering and science marvels to young females in middle and high schools to pique their interest. Through workshops and industrial trips, we need to show students how engineering is done in everyday activities and throughout the business phase. This will motivate students to pursue careers in science and engineering.

Go to Top