▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Reading . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁B urt ▁joined ▁British ▁A eros pace ▁as ▁a ▁project ▁engineer ▁for ▁scientific ▁sat ell ites , ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁promoted ▁to ▁senior ▁systems ▁engineer . ▁Sub sequently , ▁she ▁developed ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁management , ▁becoming ▁a ▁Business ▁Ac quisition ▁Manager . ▁▁ ▁B urt ▁left ▁British ▁A eros pace ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁her ▁own ▁consult ancy ▁. ▁In ▁addition ▁she ▁helped ▁University ▁College ▁London ▁establish ▁the ▁Centre ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Inst rument ation ▁Systems . ▁She ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Engineering ▁Society , ▁Institute ▁of ▁Physics ▁and ▁Institute ▁of ▁Elect rical ▁and ▁Electron ics ▁Engine ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁B urt ▁presented ▁a ▁Far ad ay ▁L ect ure , ▁Let ' s ▁Build ▁A ▁Sat ellite , ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Elect rical ▁and ▁Electron ics ▁Engine ers ▁and ▁British ▁A eros pace . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁London ▁Branch ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Engineering ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁campaign er ▁for ▁career ▁breaks ▁and ▁gave ▁advice ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Engineering ▁Society ▁in ▁how ▁to ▁manage ▁returning ▁to ▁work . ▁B urt ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Engineering ▁Society ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁She ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁International ▁Conference ▁of ▁Women ▁Engine ers ▁and ▁Scient ists . ▁Having ▁just ▁accepted ▁a