She’s Been Through It

business, careers · EN

The engineering career conversations nobody warned women about. Hosted by a mechanical engineer with 13+ years in defense and pharmaceutical R&D, this podcast shares the funny, frustrating, chaotic, and surprisingly relatable realities of building an engineering career. If you've ever felt overlooked in meetings, unsure how to gain credibility, confused by workplace politics, intimidated by technical environments, or wondered if everyone else received a secret handbook for succeeding in engineering, you're in the right place. Every episode explores the parts of engineering culture that rarely get discussed out loud: visibility challenges, difficult managers, confidence setbacks, career mistakes, leadership growth, project disasters, communication struggles, and the lessons that shape real engineering careers. You'll hear honest stories from the field, practical engineering career advice, workplace survival strategies, and insights from someon