Graduate Electronics Engineer

BAE Systems; England; Hybrid; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company located in Rochester is seeking a Graduate Electronic Systems Electronics Engineer. You'll engage in optimizing design concepts and developing cutting-edge technologies. With a competitive salary of £34,000 plus a £2,000 welcome bonus, this role involves hybrid working while contributing to avionic systems development. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Electronics or related fields.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Employee share plans

Health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Predicted or obtained 2.2 in your degree in Electronics, Electrical, Computing or Physics.

Responsibilities

• Make recommendations about electronic product content for avionics systems.
• Optimise hardware and software design concepts.
• Conduct laboratory tests and capture data.

Skills

Circuit / firmware simulation

Data analysis

Equipment behaviour assessment

Technical report preparation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electronics or related field

Job description

Overview

Description: Job Title: Graduate Electronic Systems Electronics Engineer

Location: Rochester (Kent)

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements; for this role you will be expected to attend your site 4 days per week.

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

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Graduate you’ll work with the team making recommendations about electronic product content for avionics systems, optimise hardware and software design concepts, and develop sophisticated design processes and test complex products. Gaining exposure to the entire project lifecycle, you’ll play a key role in both maintaining our existing systems and developing new technologies.

• Assessment of equipment behaviour and fault diagnosis.
• Assessment of new technologies and components.
• Conducting laboratory tests and capturing data.
• Circuit / firmware simulation and modelling.
• Data analysis.
• Preparation of technical reports.

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 Electronic Systems Team

Delivering world leading controls and display solutions for more than 70 years, the workforce is at the forefront of exciting electronic technologies, including the Striker II Helmet, active control sticks and flight control computers.

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 Electronics, Electronics in combination with Electrical or Computing or Physics.

Start date

7th September 2026

Length of contract

Permanent contract