Careers Portal

What kind of problems do you want to solve? Explore the profiles below of people just like you who are using the skills they learned in school to become the kind of problem solvers that make a difference. Make the connection from the classroom to careers.

STEM Career Stories

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Procter & Gamble

Director of Materials Development

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
3:52 min

A director of materials development ensures that the people and teams within an organization have the materials and processes in place needed to produce safe, quality products. They use excellent communication skills to oversee the incorporation of any new material into the production process. 

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Boeing

Structural Stress Engineer

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
3:53 min

Stress Engineers play a key role in maintaining the safety of air travel by inspecting aircrafts to make sure that all parts are operating correctly. They expertly detect any stresses or strains in each individual part throughout the aircraft, from massive plane wings all the way down to plastic utensils for commercial flights. 

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Boeing

Visualization Engineer

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
5:08 min

Visualization Engineers create digital models (or Visualizations) of physical systems or events that can be analyzed in science and engineering. They support problem-solving and abstract thinking with precise simulations created from computer-aided design software, Virtual Reality and other advanced tech. 

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Keysight Technologies

R&D Software Engineer

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
3:54 min

R&D Software Engineers combine creativity and technology skills working on innovative software that allows businesses to maximize success. They collaborate with other teams and develop tools that can be used to test and improve existing software.

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Keysight Technologies

Director of Quality

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
5:10 min

The Director of Quality oversees the quality assurance department of a company, ensuring that all products meet consistent standards. They evaluate products and systems, and support performance improvement across a variety of departments and organizations. 

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Keysight Technologies

Logistics Representative

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
4:08 min

Logistics Representatives analyze and deconstruct the needs of customers to find ways of better meeting those needs. They interact face-to-face with customers on a regular basis, and use tools like software systems to identify strategies for minimizing cost and maximizing efficiency.

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IF/THEN Initiative

Sports Data Scientists

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
3:02 min

Sports data scientists research sports performance data and use excellent mathematical skills to analyze the available information and discover answers to important sports questions. They use strong written and verbal communication skills to interpret data and convey it to others. 

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IF/THEN Initiative

Oceanographer

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
3:13 min

Oceanographers explore and document underwater environments in the ocean to make discoveries about the past, present, and future of the Earth. They examine the physical and chemical properties of the ocean and make maps and charts of ocean environments. 

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IF/THEN Initiative

Archeologist

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
0:57 min

Archeologists recover, examine, and preserve artifacts from past human life in order to expand our understanding of history. The work of an archaeologist is divided into three primary areas of activity: excavation, research, and teaching. 

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Nevada Gold Mines

Service Delivery Technician

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
2:33 min

Service delivery technicians troubleshoot and address workplace technology problems. They maintain an organization's computer network by regularly performing tasks such as completing file backups.

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Nevada Gold Mines

Environmental Engineer

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
2:21 min

Environmental engineers use specialized understanding of science and mathematics to address environmental problems such as pollution, climate change, the spread of disease, and threats to wildlife species. They plan and conduct investigations of environmental issues and draft reports on their findings.

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Nevada Gold Mines

Corporate Social Responsibility Specialist

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
2:50 min

Corporate social responsibility specialists plan, supervise, and evaluate corporate projects that are intended to support the public good by addressing community issues and problems.

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Nevada Gold Mines

Supervisor for Health & Safety Services

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
2:06 min

General supervisors for health and safety services oversee health and safety-related data collection and analysis at mines and other work environments. They supervise testing, inspections, and formal evaluations of workplace environments, procedures, and practices, and draft written reports of their findings.

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Nevada Gold Mines

Process General Manager

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
3:29 min

Process general managers work onsite at mines and other types of production facilities to oversee the safe and efficient production of minerals and other products. Their work includes the development of mining, production, and maintenance plans, and leading employees in the safe and efficient execution of those plans.

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Nevada Gold Mines

Senior Geologist

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
2:40 min

Senior geologists use specialized understanding of the composition and natural history of the Earth to help resource producers identify deposits of minerals and fuels. They collaborate with others to plan mining sites, design wells, and ensure efficiency and environmental sustainability of resource extraction activities.

American Petroleum Institute

Mud Logger

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
3:55 min

Mud loggers gather rock samples from drill cuttings and prepare them for laboratory analysis to evaluate the specific rock formations being drilled. They create detailed well logs that are important in helping scientists and engineers explore, extract, and monitor natural resources.

American Petroleum Institute

Energy Attorney

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
2:49 min

An energy attorney is an expert in all things energy—energy law, policy, regulations, and energy use. They understand how companies can harvest, create, and distribute energy. They may work in a variety of sectors, including nuclear power, oil, gas, or renewable energy. The responsibilities of an energy attorney could include contracts for energy, purchasing power, pipeline agreements, or representing companies that mine or sell natural resources like gas and coal.

American Petroleum Institute

Diesel Mechanic

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
1:14 min

Preventative maintenance is the name of the game for a diesel mechanic. By carefully going through a checklist, they can prevent many issues from happening on multimillion-dollar machinery. But things happen and parts break. This is when diesel mechanics listen carefully to the machine user and use cutting-edge technology to figure out what is wrong and how to repair it so that large vehicles and machines, such as construction or drilling equipment used in the natural gas and oil industry, run safely and efficiently.

American Petroleum Institute

Derrickhand

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
1:37 min

Derrickhands have a physically demanding job in all weather conditions and don’t mind some sweat or dirt. They can work at high heights manipulating huge and heavy equipment. They have mechanical knowledge and value teamwork to help safely extract natural gas and oil.

American Petroleum Institute

Construction Coordinator

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
1:43 min

By collaborating with engineers, designers, and other workers, construction coordinators prepare for jobs months in advance. They use blueprints to understand the scope of work and create timetables and work schedules. These rule-followers inspect the work carefully to ensure the site is both safe for the workers and that all rules and regulations are implemented.

American Petroleum Institute

Chief Financial Officer

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
2:43 min

Chief financial officers, or CFOs, are top executives in a company and are found in a variety of industries, such as the natural gas and oil industry. They oversee their company’s financial actions and strategies to assure that they stay on budget, are creative with cost savings, and advise how to maximize revenue.

Sanofi

Corporate Social Responsibility

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
4:54 min

Corporate Social Responsibility Directors work to align their company’s objectives to the best interests of their local and global community. They develop strategies and partnerships that allow their company to incorporate service and social impact into its business model.  

Procter & Gamble

FemCare Research and Development Director

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
4:12 min

FemCare Research and Development Directors lead the way to discovering improvements to the feminine hygiene products that their companies produce. They use excellent communication and collaboration skills to manage and motivate their teams while overseeing major research products. 

Procter & Gamble

Digital Forensics

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
4:44 min

A Director of Digital Forensics leads the team that is responsible for responding to incidents of cybercrime. They use their cybersecurity expertise to analyze, interpret, and investigate cyberattacks in collaboration with a variety of other digital forensics professionals. 

Microsoft

Minecraft Gaming Engineer

Middle & High School | Grades: 6–12
Video Length
4:21 min

Gaming Engineers are dedicated to improving the consumer’s gaming experience through the nitty-gritty coding that goes into a game’s engine. They collaborate with a large team and are expert communicators when it comes to tackling challenges. 

COVID-19 Solution Seekers

STEM careers are essential in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Now more than ever, science, engineering, technology, and math are being used to innovate a better, more sustainable future. The Solution Seekers series introduces a variety of inspiring professionals who have pivoted their STEM skills to help contribute to the global effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.

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COVID-19 Solutions Seeker | Stanley Black & Decker

Incubation Strategist

Elementary, Middle, and High School | Grades: K–12
Incubation
Video Length
4:17 min

With her comfort taking the lead on new and innovative projects, Sarah was called upon to join a task force dedicated to establishing key safety priorities for her company during a pandemic.

COVID-19 Solutions Seeker | Procter & Gamble

Senior Innovation Leader

Grades K-12
From a Distance
Video Length
4:09 min

When the pandemic prevented Tanya and her team from testing a new technology in the lab, they decided to use their own homes instead – and the results were better than they could have ever expected. 

 

COVID-19 Solutions Seeker | Boeing

Engineering Project Manager

Grades K-12
Prototyping
Video Length
4:07 min

In a global effort to design more safe and efficient air travel for passengers and crew following a pandemic, Teresa led the development of a portable, handheld device that uses UV light to disinfect the tight, cramped areas within a plane in seconds. 

 

COVID-19 Solutions Seeker | GAF

Maintenance Electrician

Grades K-12
Maintenance & Medicine
Video Length
3:28 min

As an expert in “keeping the machine running” at a manufacturing plant, Tyler channeled his experience performing preventative maintenance checks to help stop the spread of COVID-19 with new safety precautions at his facility.

 

COVID-19 Solutions Seeker | ASME

Supplier Quality Launch Leader

Grades K-12
Quality Control
Video Length
4:05 min

In light of widespread closures of manufacturing plants and parts suppliers due to the pandemic, Alex and his GM colleagues collaborated with an outside company to help produce ventilators, using their manufacturing skills for the greater good.

COVID-19 Solutions Seeker | Boeing

Statistician

Grades K-12
Applied Mathematics
Video Length
4:19 min

Taking a proactive and preemptive approach to reducing the spread of disease during a pandemic, Lindsay helped enhance the Testing & Screening process in air travel by creating a data-based digital model that can be used to comprehensively assess the safety of air travel systems.  

COVID-19 Solutions Seeker | Procter & Gamble

Product Researcher

Grades K-12
Adaptable Communication
Video Length
3:35 min

To be able to effectively test products and gain consumer insights during the pandemic, Aaron and her colleagues quickly developed new collaborative workarounds that brought their team closer together as they adapted to the changing needs of consumers.

 

COVID-19 Solutions Seeker | Horizon Therapeutics

Clinical Nurse Educator

Grades K-12
Virtual Experiences
Video Length
3:48 min

With a job focused on educating, training, and supporting patients suffering from an extremely rare disease, Gerry found new working methods in a pandemic that embraced communication more than ever while maintaining social distancing. 

COVID-19 Solutions Seeker | Boeing

Additive Manufacturing Technical Designer

Grades K-12
Materials Science
Video Length
3:05 min

After Boeing committed to donating 40,000 fully assembled face shields to essential workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic, Howard and colleagues pivoted to accelerate the production process to ensure this urgent goal was met.

COVID-19 Solutions Seeker | Boeing

Cargo Control Lead

Grades K-12
Evolving Needs
Video Length
2:57 min

By skillfully managing the air freight shipping of necessary PPE materials, Mike has helped quickly supply over 4 million pieces of PPE to medical organizations around the world who require these resources to safely fight the spread of COVID-19.

COVID-19 Solutions Seeker | Sanofi

Director of Clinical Development

Grades K-12
Collaboration & Problem Solving
Video Length
3:28 min

Working on the development of vaccinations for infectious diseases at one of the world’s leading vaccine manufacturers, Guy and his colleagues have rallied their years of experience to help create a new coronavirus vaccine in record time. 

COVID-19 Solutions Seeker | Sanofi

Global Clinical Team Leader

Grades K-12
Changing Perspectives
Video Length
3:45 min

Because elderly people’s immune systems are less responsive to standard vaccines, Lee-Jah developed a new influenza shot to boost respiratory health in the elderly and help free up room and resources in hospitals for COVID-19 cases.

COVID-19 Solutions Seeker | Procter & Gamble

V.P. Product & Package Innovation

Grades K-12
The Power of Collaboration
Video Length
4:06 min

Venturing into unfamiliar territory in order to assist a local health clinic struggling with COVID-19, Jeremy’s team harnessed their manufacturing skills to help design and produce an amazing 1.5M face shields in just a short six week period.

COVID-19 Solutions Seeker | Microsoft

Senior Researcher

Grades K-12
One Problem, Many Solutions
Video Length
3:50 min

To help support precision medicine in clinical settings during the pandemic, Grace uses data science methods to research and identify genetic, biologic, and environmental factors that help in tracking and treating the COVID-19 virus.

COVID-19 Solutions Seeker | American Petroleum Institute

Senior Policy Advisor

Grades K-12
STEM Skills Transfer
Video Length
3:35 min

With expertise in addressing community concerns about environmental health issues, Uni is drawing on her knowledge to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, finding ways to reduce transmission in community areas and workplaces.

COVID-19 Solutions Seeker | GAF

Process Engineer

Grades K-12
Flexible Fixes
Video Length
3:12 min

When the coronavirus pandemic brought uncertainty to manufacturing plants nationwide and forced employees to work remotely, Lauren found new virtual ways to help these essential facilities operate and troubleshoot problems.

COVID-19 SOLUTIONS SEEKER | Horizon Therapeutics

SVP Commercial Ops., Horizon Therapeutics

Grades K-12
Strategic Marketing
Video Length
3:45 min

With a groundbreaking new medicine released on the market just 6 weeks before the COVID-19 outbreak in the US, Keli and her team had to quickly create an adaptive medicine launch plan to meet the needs of patients struggling through a pandemic.