The year 2020 sees Electronics Weekly celebrating its sixtieth year in the electronics industry, but we’re still focused on looking forwards and nothing exemplifies that more than the EW BrightSparks programme, which we run in partnership with RS Components.

Now beginning its fourth year, we are looking to highlight the brightest and most talented young electronics engineers in the UK today.

We are starting the search once again for a new cohort of BrightSparks – the young engineers who were already making a difference in the first years of their working life, or who are still studying but showing the promise to become the people behind big future innovations in electronics.

Maybe you’ve been hiding your light under a bushel, maybe you know of some deserving electronics engineer already making their way in the industry, or maybe you simply work with a young rising star. Just let us know! Help give them the recognition they deserve: nominate yourself, or a friend, or colleague.

Inspiring the industry

Why are we doing this? Electronics Weekly and RS believe that by celebrating the achievements of the most talented young people in the electronics world, we can play a significant role in inspiring and encouraging new entrants to the industry. This is particularly important in the context of the industry’s well-publicised skills gap and the efforts of the UK government and other organisations to encourage greater take-up in schools and universities of STEM and engineering-related subjects.

EW BrightSparks will also – we hope – serve to inspire other newcomers to the sector or those interested in a career in electronics.

Spread the word

So, help up to spread the word and help celebrate the achievements – often overlooked – of the UK’s young engineers

And stay tuned for details of the lineup of judges for EW BrightSparks 2020.