Leonardo
Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees working at some 180 offices and industrial plants worldwide. Leonardo has a consolidated industrial presence in four domestic markets (Italy, the UK, the U.S. and Poland) as well as strategic partnerships in the most important high potential international markets.
In the UK, Leonardo operates from 6 main sites (Basildon, Bristol, Edinburgh, Luton, Southampton and Yeovil) employing around 8,000 highly skilled people, 67% of whom hold highly skilled positions. The company makes a significant contribution to the UK economy with revenues of over £2bn, around 50% of which are in export.
Our products and capabilities range from manufacturing world-leading helicopters, the design and integration of radars, avionics and advanced targeting systems, the provision of secure communications and cybersecurity solutions through to the development of cutting-edge optronics that sees us support sectors as diverse as defence, documentaries and sports.
Leonardo’s growth in the UK is the result of the skills, energy and dedication of our people. We are committed to equal opportunity and offering personal fulfilment through the highest quality education and development.
London Stansted Airport
London Stansted Airport served 28 million passengers in 2019 (pre pandemic), making it the third busiest airport in London and the fourth busiest in the UK.
The airport also ranked among the 25 busiest in Europe in 2018. With 200 destinations across 40 countries, it is a market leader for short-haul travel across Europe and serves more scheduled connections to Europe than any other UK airport.
It also has daily flights to Dubai with Emirates' allowing passengers to access the airline's global network of over 150 destinations. A major cargo hub, the airport ships goods worldwide, including to the Far East and the USA. Stansted has the highest public transport use of any airport in the UK and is among the best in Europe.
With over 12,000 employees working for 200 companies, it is the largest single-site employer in the East of England.
MBDA
At MBDA, we understand that diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds are a key part of what leads our teams to innovate and deliver results. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to help us deliver solutions that protect our nations, and the people representing us on the front lines.
As a leading European defence manufacturer, we develop future-proof solutions that face the threats of today and tomorrow by pushing the limits of science, engineering and technology. As part of our commitments to a brighter future, we also play an active role in promoting STEM professions amongst young women in our local communities.
Our people have access to a range of training opportunities when joining us, as well as dedicated mentoring programmes and employee-led inclusion networks.
Our commitments to dynamic working mean we trust our teams to decide how, when and where they work best together. For those that need, or choose, to be on our key sites in Stevenage, Bristol or Bolton, we offer excellent working environments and facilities, including state-of-the-art labs, on-site parking, and subsidised canteens and cafes.
MBDA Missile Systems: Together. For the future of defence.
Northrop Grumman
For our people, they are fulfilling a mission, not doing a job.
From engineering data and intelligence solutions, to developing maritime navigation and control systems, from delivering the RAF’s vision of a future uncrewed aircraft to innovative command and control systems for the UK and NATO, what we do together matters.
We operate across 10 sites in the UK, employing around 900 people in the UK, 2,500 in Europe and sustaining employment for more than 5,000 in our supply chain and partners, including many SMEs.
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force is proud to announce their sponsorship of the highly coveted and prestigious IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards.
The awards recognise the very best female engineers which the UK has to offer, highlighting the achievements of women in science, engineering and technology.
The RAF is keen to promote women and Engineering Excellence as these skills are an intrinsic part of many different careers within the RAF.
By raising awareness of the accomplishments of women engineers, The RAF can ensure that they continue their tradition of being at the peak of the engineering profession.
Thales
The people we all rely on to keep our nation moving – they rely on Thales in the UK. In a world that is increasingly fast-paced, unpredictable and full of opportunities, they come to us with big ambitions: to make the UK better and to keep its people safer.
Combining a unique diversity of expertise, talents and cultures, our architects’ design and deliver extraordinary high technology solutions. Solutions that make tomorrow possible, today.
We’re a team of over 6,500 experts, including 4,500 highly skilled engineers, across nine key UK sites. We’re a global technology business operating across aerospace, defence, digital security, transport and space.
With a heritage of over 130 years, we understand the importance of developing skills for the future which is why we have over 400 apprentices and graduates across the UK. We are committed to supporting our people, and continuously developing talent and highly skilled experts.
Operating across 68 countries, Thales Group helps make the world go round. We work with over 80,000 people across the globe every day to keep the public secure, guarding vital infrastructure and protect national security.