Jayne Bryant (engineer)

Jayne Bryant FREng FIET FWES, is Engineering Director for BAE Systems, Applied Intelligence. She has over 40 years’ experience in engineering.

Early life and education

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Bryant was educated at Maidstone Girls Grammar School, when she decided on a career in software engineering. She began working for Marconi Avionics as a trainee software engineer, undertaking a day release HNC Computing course at Medway College and after two years was offered the opportunity to do an Advanced Avionics Computing Certificate course, which ran for a further year. By the time Bryant completed her training she has a team of 12 graduates working for her.[1]

Career

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Bryant's career as a Software Engineer grew into software management, becoming responsible for a major software development with over 300 engineers before she reached 30. From that point on, her scope increased beyond software and took a more general Engineering and Project Management direction.

Bryant continued to progress through roles with various defence organisations including Chief Engineer at GEC - Marconi Avionics Maritime Aircraft Systems Division; Head of Engineering Strategy and CMMI at SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems; Engineering Director for BAE Systems, Platform Solutions at Rochester,[2] chair of the EPWG (Engineering Process Working Group) at BAE Systems Performance Excellence and Engineering Director for BAE Systems Defence Information.[3]

Bryant heads up a team of 1400 engineers as Engineering Director for BAE Systems, Applied Intelligence.

Bryant's career is highlighted in the publication "Championing Women Leaders".[4]

Awards

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Personal life

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Bryant is married and has adult triplets.[2][8]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Jayne Bryant | Women's Engineering Society". www.wes.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Jayne Bryant". Royal Academy of Engineering. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Minority report". The Engineer. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  4. ^ Janjuha-Jivraj, Shaheena; Chisholm, Kitty (3 February 2016). Championing Women Leaders: Beyond Sponsorship. Springer. ISBN 9781137478955.
  5. ^ "List of Fellows - Royal Academy of Engineering". Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Board of Trustees - The IET". www.theiet.org. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Top 50 Influential Women in Engineering | Women's Engineering Society". www.wes.org.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  8. ^ Boersma, Maxine (16 October 2014). "BAE's Jayne Bryant says now is the time for women engineers". Financial Times. Retrieved 29 June 2020.