Graduate Airframe Engineer

targetjobs UK; Warton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems Graduate Programme in the United Kingdom offers a start in airframe and aerodynamic engineering, with hands-on design work on fast jets and unmanned air systems. You’ll join a global team and contribute to cutting-edge defence, aerospace and security solutions from day one.

As a graduate, you’ll develop expertise, gain recognised qualifications, and benefit from flexible working and wellbeing support while building a long-term career with meaningful impact.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2:2 Bachelor’s degree in a subject related to your chosen area.

Responsibilities

• Develop practical understanding and application of airframe and aerodynamic engineering.
• Involved in the design and development of fast jets and unmanned air systems.

Skills

Airframe engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Salary 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.

Locations: Warton, Brough, Prestwick

Salary 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.

What You’ll Be Doing As a graduate you will develop a practical understanding and application of airframe and aerodynamic engineering. You will be involved in the design and development of fast jets and unmanned air systems.

What’s in it for you?

Join BAE Systems on a graduate and be part of something bigger. As part of our global team, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help protect what matters most.

From day one, you’ll work alongside experienced colleagues, contributing ideas and seeing the impact of your work firsthand. Whether your passion lies in engineering, digital or business, you’ll help deliver advanced defence, aerospace and security solutions that shape a safer future.

We believe inclusion fuels innovation, so your ideas will be valued and your contribution recognised. With flexible ways of working and a strong focus on wellbeing, you’ll have the support to thrive.

Build your expertise, gain recognised qualifications and explore opportunities across disciplines. With meaningful work and long-term career prospects, you’ll be empowered to grow with confidence and shape a career that’s uniquely yours.

Join us - shape a career that’s uniquely yours..

Entry requirements?

You’ll need a minimum 2:2 Bachelor’s degree in a subject related to your chosen area.

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. Click here for more information on national security vetting levels.

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 a competency-based interview, either virtual or face-to-face.

Why a BAE Systems programme? We offer a non-rotational programme that gives you the choice of where you want to specialise - you’ll have the opportunity to develop deep expertise in your chosen field from day one. You’ll also have the opportunity to pace your own development over 18-30 months, to suit your lifestyle.

Start Date: July or September 2027