Women in Technology

Providing mentorship to female students to encourage their pursuit of a technical career.

Women in Technology (WiT) is a collaborative effort between local area high schools and BAE Systems’ Electronic Systems sector. WiT gives female high school students with an aptitude in math and science a practical, hands-on opportunity to explore careers in various technical disciplines. It also provides mentorship to the students to encourage and support them in their pursuit of a technical career. After completing the program, seniors who have been accepted to college with a declared major in STEM are encouraged to apply for a summer internship opportunity at BAE Systems.

Students are exposed to several aspects of engineering by participating in various technical curriculum such as:

Software Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Microwave Engineering

Signal Processing
Failure Analysis
Optical Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering

Other rotations include building skills in communication and presentation giving, as well as providing opportunities for students to attend networking events with engineers at BAE Systems to encourage insight into the industry.

Women in Technology

WiT students learn about mechanical engineering and software

WiT students learn about mechanical and software engineering.

Round table between the BAE Systems mentors and WiT participants.

Getting some hands on experience with soldering.

Giving a final presentation about their experiences in the program.

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Learning the basics about electronics through working with breadboards and setting up the circuit for a simple electronic game system (yes you do get to keep the game system).

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Program locations

Southern New Hampshire: January – May, 16 weeks

Manassas, Virginia: November – February, 14 weeks, virtual only

Current Partner High Schools:

Battlefield High School
Brentsville High School
C.D. Hylton High School
Colgan High School
Freedom High School
Forest Park High School
Gainesville High School
Gar-Field High School
Governor’s School @ Innovation Park

Manassas Park High School
Osbourn High School
Osbourn Park High School
Patriot High School
Paul VI Catholic High School
Potomac Senior High School
Unity Reed High School
Woodbridge High School

Greenlawn, New York: September – November, 9 weeks

Current Partner High Schools:

Cold Spring Harbor High School
Commack High School
John Glenn High School
Harborfields High School

Huntington High School
Northport High School
Smithtown High School
Syosset High School

Don’t see your school listed but are interested in participating in WiT? Contact us for more information!

How to apply and application deadlines

Applications are hosted on www.tallo.com/bae-systems. Students who are interested can create a profile in Tallo and then click the link below to fill out the application for their program of choice:

Manassas, Virginia (virtual only)
- Click here to access program application.
New Hampshire
- Click here to access program application.
  Application deadline: November 20
Greenlawn – Not accepting applications at this time. Please check back for next year’s program!

Contact the WiT Program Team, Site Lead, or your school guidance counselor for more information.