Graduate Electrical Engineer

BAE Systems.; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Graduate Maritime Services Electrical Engineer at Portsmouth Naval Base. You'll design and maintain electrical systems for MOD maritime vessels, collaborating with teams to ensure compliance with UK standards. This role offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits, including a welcome bonus and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Minimum 2.2 in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in designing, developing, and maintaining electrical power and control equipment.
• Supporting integration and testing of systems on new and existing platforms.
• Conducting performance analysis and offering engineering solutions.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Job description

Description

Job title: Graduate Maritime Services Electrical Engineer

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base UK
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements, however for this role you will be expected to attend your site 4-5days per week.

Salary: £34,000 + £2,000 Welcome Bonus

What you’ll be doing:
• Assisting in designing, developing, and maintaining electrical power and control equipment for MOD maritime vessels.
• Supporting integration and testing of systems on new and existing platforms.
• Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure compliance with UK MOD standards and requirements.
• Conducting performance analysis and offer engineering solutions to optimise system efficiency.

Benefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Maritime Services team: become part of the only provider of complex powerful attack warships to the Royal Navy. Services range from warship availability, equipment and facilities, management training, product development and through life support for radar, frigates and the Queen Elizabeth Aircraft carrier.

Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under represented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

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.

Qualification requirements

As a minimum requirement you’ll need to have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related field.

Start date (dd Month Year)
13th April 2026

Length of contract
Permanent contract