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You don’t look like an Engineer

You don’t look like an Engineer

Written by: Laura Miranda & Sohan Roopra
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Laura Miranda and Sohan Roopra co-founded You Don’t Look Like an Engineer. A podcast aimed at challenging the stereotypes about what an engineer looks like, the show sparks meaningful conversations about inclusion, finding your passion in your career, leadership and self-improvement.

The corporate world is often seen as impersonal and robotic, even, but the podcast is here to show its human side—the people and their stories, and the diversity that is reshaping this profession. Through honest conversations, we explore industry issues like gender equity, cultural diversity, and leadership, offering real insights and ideas to help workplaces become places where everyone feels they can fulfill their dreams, and everyone feels like they belong.

With a mission to drive change through storytelling, our podcast reshapes perspectives and opens doors for a more inclusive future in engineering and beyond.

2025 Laura Miranda & Sohan Roopra
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Episodes
  • Quota Hire or Qualified? Women Owning Their Power in Engineering
    Jan 8 2026

    In this Episode of You don't Look Like and Engineer, we delve into what it really means to build a career as a woman in the energy and engineering sectors. Carolina Mayol, a senior grid connections engineer, and Jasmine Wiklander, a senior energy and infrastructure recruitment consultant, share how childhood passions, cultural identity and career twists led them into renewables and people-focused work. Together, they unpack “quota hire” versus “qualified”, how unconscious bias shows up in hiring and promotion, and why women are often required to overperform just to be seen as equally capable. They explore confidence gaps, risk-taking, leadership styles that don’t fit the traditional “boys’ club”, and the power of using your voice without dimming your femininity or authenticity. This is a practical, honest conversation for women in STEM, leaders, and anyone serious about building truly inclusive teams.

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    50 mins
  • Trailer | What is You Don’t Look Like an Engineer all about?
    Mar 10 2022

    Our Podcast channel aims to communicate our personal experience in a male-dominated industry, the lessons we have learned through our professional and personal journey; but more importantly, provide you with a different perspective of what STEM is about. We aim to spread awareness about diversity in STEM while providing tools to make you be the engineer of the life you want.

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    2 mins
  • Identity: More than a job description
    May 6 2022

    In Episode 4, Sohan and Laura discuss a common phenomenon - over identifying with your job. What do you do? Is the most common defining question of your personality.
    This can be detrimental for your mental health and self-steem. In this episode, they share tools to prevent this from happening at work, and in other aspects of life.

    Do you want to know more about You don’t look like an Engineer? Follow us on Instagram and stay tuned! @Youdontlooklikeanengineer

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    28 mins
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