Undergraduate Materials Engineer

targetjobs UK; Glascoed; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Job summary

BAE Systems invites you to join an undergraduate placement in Glascoed. You will gain hands-on experience in material failure investigations and provide guidance on next steps, starting from day one.

You’ll work with experienced colleagues, receive mentoring, and contribute to meaningful, cutting-edge projects that help shape a safer future. The programme emphasizes growth, wellbeing, and potential future opportunities.

Responsibilities

• As an undergraduate, you will gain experience in material failure investigations and providing advice on a route forward.
• Our undergraduate placements offer mentoring from experienced colleagues and exposure to high-profile projects that shape a safer future.

Job description

Salary

As an undergraduate, salaries start at £25,900 pro rata.

Locations

Glascoed

Salary

As an undergraduate, salaries start at £25,900 pro rata.

Plus a flexible package of benefits to suit your lifestyle.

What You’ll Be Doing

As an undergraduate, you will gain experience in material failure investigations and providing advice on a route forward.

What’s in it for you?

Own your future. Shape a safer tomorrow.

Join BAE Systems on an undergraduate programme and be part of something bigger. From day one, you'll work alongside experienced colleagues, contributing ideas and seeing the impact of your work firsthand.

Our undergraduate placements offer a valuable first step in your career, giving you practical, hands-on experience at the cutting edge of technology and innovation. You'll receive first-class mentoring from inspiring people and have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful, high-profile projects that help shape a safer future.

We believe diversity 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.

Successful placements may lead to future opportunities on one of our graduate programmes.

Entry requirements?

You’ll need to be on track to receive a minimum 2:2 Bachelor's degree in any subject.

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?

Our undergraduate placement offers a valuable first step in your career, enabling you to gain practical, hands-on experience at the cutting edge of technology and innovation. Our one-year programme will give you the chance to work on meaningful projects, receive mentoring from experienced colleagues and gain valuable insight into life at BAE Systems.

Start Date: June 2027