Oscar began his career in Engineering with an apprenticeship as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer at Warburtons. His responsibilities included machine maintenance, installation, and breakdowns, covering a wide range of technologies used in an industrial bakery.
After completing his apprenticeship, Oscar perused full time studies at The University of Nottingham, graduating with a First Class MEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. As part of his degree, he spent his second year at Concordia University, Montreal. In his final year, Oscar focussed on power electronics and control, completing a dissertation on simulating and developing control methods for HVDC voltage converters. During his time at university, Oscar joined Siemens Digital Industries (DI) through the E3 Academy scheme, working with the company during university breaks.
Following his degree, Oscar joined Siemens as a Graduate Engineer. As part of the graduate scheme, Oscar spent a year in Berlin on Siemens’ International Tech Talents program. His work involved training on various Siemens technologies relevant to the Digital Industries branch, such as PLCs, Variable Speed Drives (VSDs), robotics, and a 9-month project focused on developing an Automated Guided Vehicle.
Upon returning to the UK, Oscar worked as a Field Service Engineer within the General Motion Control department of Siemens DI. In this role, he was part of a small team covering UK wide customer sites in the commissioning, servicing, and fault finding of VSDs, ranging in size from less than 1kW, to over 1MW. Oscar has gained experience across a multitude of industries, including power stations, water treatment, recycling plants, and mining /quarry operations.Â
Oscar joined Hawkins in 2025, and is an Associate based in our Bristol office.
LANGUAGES
Oscar has intermediate working proficiency in Spanish
