Engineering

In honour of International Day of Women and Girls in Engineering, we’re celebrating Catherine Hildersley from The PA Foundations Mechanical Engineering team to learn more about what she does.

Meet the woman known as Lady Edison, who had more than 110 inventions throughout her career and earned 49 patents.

Meet Charlotte, working in the Procurement function at Nestlé. Find out about how she got here and what her day-to-day looks like.

Meet Jaz Rabadia and find out more about her career, as well as useful advice and more.

It might seem tricky to work in a STEM field and be a full-time campaigner for women in STEM, too. For some people, like Mamta, it comes easily. Find out more about her journey here.

Did you ever wonder who the first woman to officially become an architect was? Meet Norma.

Meet Charlotte Briers who works as a Rolling Stock Retrofit (RSC) Director in the UK for Alstom. Find out more about what this role means and what it involves.

Meet Dorothy Pipet – a Design Engineer in Alstom’s Signalling Division. Learn more about what Dorothy does and her experience in UK Mainline Signalling.

The first woman of Indian ancestry to travel to space was an American astronaut and mechanical engineer Kalpana Chawla.

Did you know that a female junior engineer helped the Allies win WW2? Find out more here!

A Research and Development Engineer can work in manufacturing, electrical, or science-based fields. They test, develop and redesign ideas.

“I have always had a great passion for maths and chemistry and found that a chemical engineering degree covered this and a whole lot more!”

World leaders are pushing to keep global warming below 1.5C. What would help is a way of storing renewable energy, such as big batteries. 

On the 27th of August, the last day of our Outbox programme, we were able to speak to Anne Seldon, people and technical leader.

For the final day of Outbox 2020, Stemettes spoke to four inspiring women who spoke to us about their aviation careers.

Amelia Earhart is one of the most famous aviators in the world. Learn more about Amelia and aviation records.

In February Explore 2021, Stemettes spoke to Liz Sparrow from the Department for Transport where she told us all about what it is like to be a Glider Pilot.

Global warming of the planet, also known as climate change, is one of the biggest challenges we face as a society.

On the 10th of August, the beginning of our Outbox programme week 2, we were able to speak to Tori Pearson, Engineering Manager at ASOS.

Machine learning is a way to train machines to learn from data and make decisions about new data they come across.

Meet Dr Ayanna Howard and her robotic friends. Ayanna’s best robot is one that can explore Mars on its own.

When deciding what to do for her GCSEs, Abbie had no idea what to do, little did she know she’d soon become a spacecraft engineer!

In the process of applying to university, I discovered the apprenticeship on indeed. After further research, I realised it was the perfect opportunity for me! Jess is an Engineering Apprentice at Nestle.

Engineering is a broad term that encompasses 6 branches of engineering. Each branch offers exciting career opportunities where you can be creative, solve problems and explore how everyday things work.

When I was at school, I used to think that I knew what Engineering was. It was where people put on boiler suits, grabbed spanners and fixed machines… right? I didn’t realise how wrong I was until the start of Year 11.

Within engineering, there are so many different careers paths to go down, it can be hard to know where to begin. These 10 women in engineering could help you find your path.

During school, I found problem-solving tasks the most exciting and was drawn to Maths and Science. I was always interested to know how things worked in the world around us and how new things were created and designed.

Ann is a young inventor from Canada. Back in 2014, when she was only 15, she invented a torch that only uses body heat to turn it on. And this year she made it to the Forbes 30 under 30 to watch short list.

Here at Stemettes HQ, we love to discover new women in STEM and hear all about their STEM-azing research or their careers. So, we have rounded up some of our favourite TED talks by women and non-binary people in STEM to share with you.

A Korean-Candian roboticist on a mission to make ethics a core part of AI and robotics technologies

Meeting the UK Prime Minister. Witnessing first-hand how planes of the future are being developed. For Khadijah, choosing an aerospace degree apprenticeship with BAE Systems after completing her A-levels has led to all kinds of unforgettable experiences.

I am now working as a team leader in the field and am finding it so rewarding. It’s astonishing to think that last February I had no experience in this area

On the 6th of April, as part of our Easter Explore Programme, we spoke to Lilly from MONPLAS who is helping reduce and monitor the amount of plastics in our environment.

On the 30th March, as part of our Easter Explore programme, we were joined by the STEMazing Liz Sparrow, where we learnt all about her life and career.

If you think of aviation careers, what comes to your mind? Is it a Pilot? Perhaps a Flight Attendant? Laura is here to tell you that there are so many more options out there for you to consider!

Sadia was born and raised in Pakistan. She studied electrical engineering at the University of Engineering and Technology in Lahore. Since 2011, she has been working in sustainable energy.

Naoko Yamazaki is an engineer, former Japanese astronaut at JAXA, and the second Japanese woman to fly in space.

Mary Wallace Funk is set to be the oldest woman in space on July 20th with Blue Origin. But who is she?

An important part of Job Hunting, this issue’s theme, is being able to stand out from the crowd. Dr Treena Livingston Arinzeh is a great example of this, her research in biomedical engineering makes her a well-known name in the field.

When we were pulling together a Zine Issue around the theme of ‘Motivation’, we knew we had to feature Yewande Akinola and her amazing career and passion for engineering.

Alice Jacqueline Perry was a poet, a feminist and the first woman in Europe to graduate with a degree in engineering.

Mary Feik was an American aviation engineer, mechanic, pilot, instructor and aircraft restorer.

On the 13th of August, Stemettes spoke to two STEMazing women at the Manufacturing Technology Centre, Emma Sherriff and Maretva Baricot. They spoke to us about what it is like to be an engineer.

Learn more about electric vehicles: the different types, their benefits and their drawbacks.

Vinita works for the European Space Agency as a Space Operations Engineer.

Stemettes were lucky enough to ask Dr Titi Shodiya a few questions about her career in science so far.

On the 21st of August, Elsa Ramirez from Leask Marine discussed with us the newly founded world of marine renewables and the ways in which they can benefit our world today.

There are so many women in engineering who could have been included in this list, but here are some you might not have heard of before…

On the morning of the 7th of August, Stemettes spoke to a STEMazing role model- Krystina Pearson-Rampearee where she explains what being an engineer entails.

Sometimes the most important skills for a job are soft skills. Here, Charlotte, an Associate Engineer, tells us more about the soft skills needed for her role.

Stemettes were lucky enough to catch up with Dr Nike Folayan to talk careers in engineering…

Natasha Carpenter is a Field Engineer who has been working with Vodafone for 10 years.

We all love Instagram and spend waaaay too much time scrolling. So, why not follow these accounts to keep you inspired whilst scrolling?!

These 7 women engineered buildings and we had no idea they were behind them!

Anne Pacros is a Mission and Payload Manager on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Solar Orbiter mission.

From GCSE’s to university, Jennie discusses her journey to her career today as a Principal Engineer with some great advice you might also find helpful for your own careers.

It combines biology and engineering by applying engineering principles to medicine and healthcare.

Pooja is a Section Engineer working for John Sisk and Sons in their Civils UK Division.

Sophie Harker is an award-winning Aerodynamics and Performance Engineer for BAE Systems.

Aerospace engineering is the field of engineering concerned with aircraft and spacecraft development.

Meet Dr Ozak Esu, an electrical engineer for BRE and winner of the IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2017.

Food engineering is one of the most multidisciplinary fields in engineering.

Find out all about Audio Engineering and meet some of the women in audio engineering.

Katy Toms is an accomplished Senior Civil Engineer for a global engineering firm WSP.

Learn more about electrical engineering and if it’s a career for you.

Dr Bridgette Shannon is a chemical engineer at 3M. She develops groundbreaking products at work stemming from her love of chemistry.

We’ve all seen the headlines about global warming. But what actually is being done to save our planet?

Interested in engineering but not sure which subjects will help you get there? This is the article for you.

Dr Rose Amal is a Chemical Engineer. From 2012 to 2015, she was in the list of Australia’s Top 100 Most Influential Engineers. In 2014, she was the first elected female engineer in the Australian Academy of Science.

Meet Lucy who designs, engineers and 3D prints shoes to fit your feet perfectly.

“This is a question that my younger self spent many an hour worrying over when trying to decide whether to pursue engineering as a career or even just a degree.”

Marta Di Nozzi works in music production, we caught up with her to learn more about music production and any advice for budding sound engineers.

We asked members of the Stemette Society to answer some of your questions about engineering…

Meet Marcella, an audio engineer who has worked with Britney Spears, DJ Khaled, and more.

We asked Stemette Society members how they came to decide which engineering course was for them.

Meet Gillian Bullen, an aeronautical engineer who stresses the need for engineers in the world.

By definition Engineering is ‘The branch of Science and Technology concerned with the design, building and use of engines, machines and structures’.

Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid DBE, was a multi-award winning Iraqi-British architect, who designed unique buildings all over. the world.