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Software Engineer Industrial Placement

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Job Details

Deadline: Ongoing
Start Date: June 2025
Salary: £23,100
Length: Placement (10 Months+)
Roles: Software Engineering
Location: London, North West, South East, South West, Yorkshire and Humberside
City: Filton, Warton, Broad Oak, New Malden, Rochester, Leeds, Hill Head, Yeovil

Software Engineer Industrial Placement

What you’ll be doing:

As an Undergraduate on a 12 months placement, you will gain wide-ranging experience helping create cutting edge software for our hardware and be involved in the entire lifecycle of a product, from design and development to integration. Work closely with both Electronic and Systems engineers, you'll enable the development of complex real-world systems that have to perform perfectly every time, as the consequences of failure could be catastrophic.  

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 flexible 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 flexibility, 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.

About BAE Systems

From the depths of the ocean, to the edge of space, there’s no limit to where a graduate or undergraduate role at BAE Systems could take you.

With a skilled workforce of around 100,000 people globally, at BAE systems we’re committed to nurturing talent and striving for excellence; empowering our people to drive innovation, make the right decisions and find the best solutions – for our clients, our colleagues and our communities.

It’s a culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and is a place where everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential, no matter what their background.

Sound like the place you could launch your career? Join us now, and play your part in the next phase of our story.

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button.

Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.

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