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Women in Engineering Insight Experience (for applicants not entering final year) 2024

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BAE Systems

May 22, 2023

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  • Event
    Careers & Employability
  • From: Aug 22, 11:00 PM
    To: Aug 23, 11:00 PM

About

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 23/24 August 2023 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.

When & where

AUG

22

Date and Time

Aug 22, 11:00PM

Meeting Link

Meeting link will be provided closer to the event

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BAE Systems

BAE Systems, one of the world's leading global defence, security and aerospace companies

Defence & Aerospace
Industry
10,001+
Employees
1999
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

At BAE Systems, we help our customers to stay a step ahead when protecting people and national security, critical infrastructure and vital information. We provide some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions and employ a skilled workforce of 85,800 people in more than 40 countries. From state of the art cyber threat detection to flight control systems that enable pilots to make better decisions, we never stop innovating to ensure that our customers maintain their advantage. This is a long-term commitment involving significant investments in skills. We also work closely with local partners to support economic development through the transfer of knowledge, skills and technology.

Culture & Values

  • Trusted

    Being committed – giving our best every day Doing what we say we will Doing the right thing

  • Innovative

    Being curious – seeking out new ways to make things better Learning constantly – from successes and failures Turning ideas into actions

  • Bold

    Being courageous – speaking up, stepping forward Seizing opportunities Realising big ambitions

Benefits

  • Your money

    Our rewards go beyond your salary. We want to give you secure foundations so you and your family can have financial peace of mind. We reward great work through annual incentive and bonus plans. Share our success through free share awards and share incentive plans with free matching shares. Help you plan and contribute to your future with access to a pension scheme which also includes benefits to support your family. And offer financial support and advice, so we can help you through any bumps in the road.

  • Your health

    We want to help you be at your best – so you can embrace opportunities and look to the future. You'll get to choose from a range of private health plans that will give easy access to care for you and your family.

  • Your lifestyle

    At work we all come together to change the world we live in, but outside we all have different passions. From gym memberships and shopping discounts, to green car and bike schemes, we want to help you live your life to the full - select from a wide range of company or self funded benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

  • Helping your work/life balance

    We're all doing vital work here that impacts the world. But we want to make sure you can balance life at work and life at home. As well as generous annual leave, we offer 52 weeks' maternity leave, with the option of returning to work on reduced hours for the first 13 weeks, as well as paternity, adoption, parental and dependents leave. As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. We offer different types of hybrid working arrangements depending on your role and your location. You'll be trusted and empowered to determine a working pattern that works for you, your team, and our customers.

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