Graduate Electrical Engineer

BAE Systems.; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Portsmouth is seeking a Graduate Maritime Services Electrical Engineer to assist in the design, development, and maintenance of electrical systems. This role offers a salary of £34,000 plus a £2,000 welcome bonus and includes hybrid working arrangements. The ideal candidate will hold a degree in Electrical Engineering and possess strong analytical skills and teamwork capabilities.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Expected to have a minimum of 2.2 in your degree.
• Ability to work collaboratively with teams.
• Capable of conducting performance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing, developing, and maintaining electrical equipment.
• Support integration and testing of systems.
• Collaborate to ensure compliance with standards.
• Conduct performance analysis to optimize efficiency.

Skills

Electrical power and control equipment design

Systems integration and testing

Performance analysis

Collaboration within multi-disciplinary teams

Education

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

Job description

Description

Job Title: Graduate Maritime Services Electrical Engineer

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base (Hampshire)

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements; for this role you will be expected to attend your site 3-5 days 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.
• Supporting integration and testing of systems on new and existing platforms.
• Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure compliance with UK MOD and stakeholder standards and requirements.
• Conducting performance analysis and offering 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.

About Warship Support

A modern, data-driven organisation based in Portsmouth Naval Base, delivering a diverse support portfolio to customers including the Royal Navy, incorporating the highest standards of safety, quality and performance. Safe and well-governed delivery methods, underpinned by our facilities, tools, people and processes, enable us to provide reliable, agile and professional support to warships at home and overseas. With people and our culture at the very heart of everything we do, it is an agile and dynamic environment providing exciting challenges every day.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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 at 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): 7th September 2026

Length of contract: Permanent contract