Graduate Electronics Engineer

targetjobs UK; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join BAE Systems as an electronic engineer and kickstart your career with a competitive starting salary of £34,000, plus a £2,000 welcome payment. Benefit from world-class training, a supportive culture, and opportunities to specialise early in your chosen field. This graduate programme offers a pathway to develop expertise and build a varied career in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Adaptable benefits package

Competitive pension scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Mentorship support for career development

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced technologies that safeguard critical systems and protect global security.
• Work on intellectually stimulating tasks with real responsibility from day one.

Education

Minimum 2:2 Bachelor’s degree in a related subject

Job description

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Salary
Our starting salary is £34,000, plus a £2,000 welcome payment and an optional 20% salary advance. Plus, an adaptable benefits package to suit your lifestyle.

What You’ll Be Doing
Kickstart your career as an electronic engineer at BAE Systems, developing advanced technologies that safeguard critical systems and protect global security.

What’s in it for you?
On a BAE Systems graduate 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 on intellectually stimulating tasks with real responsibility from day one. You’ll receive an adaptable benefits package, a competitive pension scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, and mentors to support your career development. Joining us means choosing a future driven by adaptability, innovation, and inclusivity—where your work matters. Our supportive, collaborative culture offers opportunities to build a varied career and empowers you to achieve your potential.

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

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.

Application process
The process includes: an online application, an online assessment with interactive activities, an on-demand video interview, and a competency-based interview (virtual or face-to-face).

Why a BAE Systems programme?
Our non-rotational programme allows you to specialise early—deep-dive into your chosen field and develop expertise from day one. You can pace your development over 18-30 months to suit your lifestyle.