BAE Systems

Join BAE Systems on a graduate or undergraduate programme and be part of something bigger. From day one, you’ll work on meaningful projects alongside experienced colleagues, contributing ideas that make a real impact.

We value your unique perspective and support your growth with mentorship, recognised qualifications and flexible ways of working. With a strong focus on wellbeing, you’ll have the balance and confidence to shape a career that’s uniquely yours.

Our Early Careers programmes are extremely popular, and some opportunities may close without notice once we've received a high volume of applications, including while applications are in progress. To give yourself the best chance of success, we encourage you to complete and submit your application as early as possible.

Graduate opportunities

Whether you’re straight out of university or looking for a career change, you’ll join an inclusive and collaborative team at the forefront of innovation. Joining the graduate programme will equip you with lifelong skills across a variety of areas including engineering, technology or business. Our non-rotational programme varies in duration and structure.

Undergraduate opportunities

Our undergraduate placements offer a valuable first step in your career enabling you to gain practical, hands-on experience at the cutting edge of technology and innovation. Whether you join us for a 12-month industrial placement, or a 12-week summer internship; you’ll get first-class mentoring from inspiring people as well as have the ability to work on high-profile projects. Successful placements could lead to a full time permanent graduate  position.

Rewards and benefits

• Market-leading benefits: As a graduate, you can expect a starting salary of £34,000, as well as a £2,000 welcome bonus and an optional 20% salary advance. As an undergraduate, salaries start at £24,300 pro rata.
• Inclusion: An inclusive team is a creative and innovative team. We want everyone to feel valued and empowered to thrive. Who you are should never define what you can do.
• Learning and development: If you’re curious and open to new opportunities, we’ll help you reach your potential. See how we’ll support you to continually learn and develop a fulfilling career.
• Experience and qualifications: you’ll get hands-on experiences working on real-life projects. On many of the graduate development programmes, we’ll also fully fund professional qualifications.

Nationality restrictions

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.