The Top 50 Women in Engineering was founded by the Women’s Engineering Society in 2016 and is a UK awards event linked to International Women in Engineering Day, a global celebration of women in engineering that takes place on 23 June each year.
The awards aim to raise awareness of the skills shortage facing the industry, the discrepancy between the number of men versus women in engineering professions and to encourage young women to consider a career in engineering.
You can read profiles of our 2019 winners here:
Rachael Carr joined BAE Systems as an apprentice in 2006 after studying for a BTEC National Diploma in Electrical / Electronic Engineering. She is now a Senior Systems Engineer in our Air business.
Determined to pursue a career in engineering, Grace Johnstone joined us straight from high school as a Craft Apprentice in our Air business and was the only female working in the production facility with around 100 men.
Jenny Manning joined BAE Systems’ Advanced Engineering Apprenticeship scheme twelve years ago and has since worked her way up through the company to become an Engineering Team Leader in our Air business.
As a senior engineer within our Air business based at Warton, Lesley Nutter has had an interesting and exciting career with BAE Systems.
Billie Sequeira is a technical apprentice in our Electronic Systems business unit based in Rochester, Kent.
Originally from the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, Charlotte Tingley is a Quality Assurance Engineer at our Electronic Systems business based in Rochester, Kent.
We are committed to being an inclusive organisation with a diverse workforce, reflective of the communities in which we operate. Working actively and partnering with organisations in order to share best practice and pool resources to collectively address gender equality in the workplace.
In 2018 we became a signatory to the Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter, demonstrating our commitment to work with industry partners to build a more balanced and equitable industry for women.
Here we get a perspective from four female engineers across our business:
Type 26 Programme Director
Part of being a leader is about taking responsibility to nurture and develop talent, as well as inspiring the next generation.
As a BAE Systems Senior Systems Engineer on Type 26, Connie is responsible for the Meteorological and Oceanographic system which collates and analyses the environmental information that the ship is operating in.
Lisa completed a degree in Applied Biology before working as a receptionist at a small software house in Yeovil. when an opportunity to assist in testing a software package emerged, Lisa transferred to the team despite having no previous engineering experience.
Louise completed her academic studies in chemistry and materials science before joining the Government Operational Research Fast Stream scheme working as an analyst associated with various government policies.
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