Industrial Placement Electrical Engineer

What you’ll be doing:

As an Undergraduate on a 12-month placement, you will gain wide-ranging experience. Play a pivotal part in suggestions surrounding electronic product content, optimise hardware and software design concepts, develop sophisticated design processes and test complex products. Gaining exposure to the entire project lifecycle, you’ll play a key role in both maintaining our existing systems and developing new technologies.

What’s in it for you?

On a BAE Systems undergraduate programme, you’ll launch a career that’s truly yours. With access to world-class training, your personal and professional networks can flourish while working across intellectually stimulating work with real responsibility from day one. You’ll receive a great benefits package, the ability to connect with other undergraduates and mentors. You’ll gain practical experience and expert insight you can take with you on the next step of your career journey.

Best of all, you could find yourself with a conditional offer to join our graduate programme. When you join us, you’ll be choosing a future enhanced by adaptability, innovation and inclusivity – somewhere your work matters. It’s a supportive, collaborative culture where you’ll be given every opportunity to build a varied career and be empowered to achieve your potential.

Entry requirements

You’ll need to be on track to receive a minimum 2:2 Bachelor’s degree in any subject.

Please note: some roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions and your nationality or place of birth may limit the roles you can undertake.

What is the application process?

The stages of our application process include: a short online application. If you’re successful, you'll then complete an online assessment with interactive activities, and an on-demand video interview. The next stage is competency-based interview, either virtual or face-to-face.

Why a BAE Systems programme?

Our one-year programme will give you the chance to get hands-on industry experience and a deep insight into life at BAE Systems.

Start Date: 23rd June 2025