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Women in Engineering
Immerse yourself in our virtual 2 day Women in Engineering Insight Experience where you will find out what a career in engineering is really like. You will hear from a range of inspiring BAE Systems women who will share their career journeys with you and how their work is making a real difference. They will explain how you too can make an impact within BAE Systems. You will also benefit from interactive skills development sessions that have been designed to support female undergraduate engineers seeking to enter the workplace. Our Women in Engineering Insight Experience is aimed primarily at women.
To apply, you must be currently studying an engineering degree, be on course to achieve a minimum of a 2:2 and not entering your final year of studies. If you are due to graduate in 2024, we would still love you to join us, but please apply for our other Insight Experience here.
The 2 days will run 21st/22nd August 2024 9.00–17.00 UTC and will include various interactive presentations, Q&A’s, skills sessions and activities to get you familiarised with life at BAE Systems.
Day 1
Overview of the Insight experience and BAE Systems
Group based engineering challenge
An introduction to graduate and undergraduate engineering career pathways at BAE Systems
Importance of Diversity & Inclusion to BAE Systems
Interactive Sustainability discussion and task based activity
Day 2
An interactive ‘How to highlight your strengths’ skills session
Inspirational talks from female engineers at a range of career points
How to overcome and combat ‘Imposter Syndrome’
Q&A and networking with current engineering graduates and undergraduates
Interactive session on available graduate and undergraduate engineering opportunities at BAE Systems
Please note: This insight experience is a learning opportunity and is unpaid.
Follow your passion with the following opportunities
With around 100 places available UK wide, during your virtual 2 day insight experience, you will have the chance to network with other women in engineering from different areas of our business, and at different stages in their career journey – from graduates to senior leaders. You will hear all about the work our colleagues are doing and the difference we are making for our clients and our communities. Best of all, you will hear more about the fantastic range of engineering roles available and have the opportunity to apply and be considered for one of our fantastic graduate roles.
What we have on offer for you!
We welcome you to immerse yourself into the Women in Engineering Insight Experience and the chance to join our graduate or undergraduate programmes.
Take your first steps in a career that motivates, rewards and evolves. At BAE Systems you will be working on exciting, world-leading engineering and business projects from day one. Our graduate and undergraduate programmes will prepare you with the skills you need to navigate situations that bring others to a standstill. We will help you make the very most of your talents. We place great importance not only on what we do, but how and why we do it. We are passionate, collaborative, and take pride in work that helps our customers and communities. Working for BAE Systems, you will go home at the end of each day knowing what you do really makes a difference.
Security/ Export Control
Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.
Working with us
At BAE we want to be the leading employer in defence and security for valuing diversity and inclusion. We care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under-represented within our industry, including women, people from ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to be a preferred home for veterans and reservists.
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