Why join us?

Your place to thrive 

We’re a skilled, inclusive community of around 110,000+ people, creating some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace, marine, land, and security solutions. We value the creativity and innovation of an inclusive team, and trust and empower our people to thrive, no matter their background or experience.

Join us and you’ll enjoy first-class training, coaching and support. We’ll look to you for new ideas and new ways of working. You'll make a real contribution to vital, global work that secures all our futures. 

Rewards and Benefits

  • Market-leading benefits: 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. As an undergraduate, salaries start at £24,300 pro rata. 
  • Inclusion: An inclusive team is a creative and innovative team. We want everyone to feel valued and empowered to thrive. Who you are should never define what you can do. 
  • Learning and development: If you’d curious and open to new opportunities, we’ll help you reach you potential. See how we’ll support you to continually learn and develop a fulfilling career. 
  • Experience and qualifications: you’ll get hands-on experiences working on real-life projects. On many of the graduate development programmes, we’ll also fully fund professional qualifications. 

Our ambition is to have a diverse workforce that enables business performance and growth, by having an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, is respected, thrives and can contribute fully to our mission.

To ensure BAE Systems is somewhere everyone can feel respected, included and an important part of our team, we’ve set ourselves some ambitious targets - and we’re committed to achieving them. Regardless of your background, or wherever you are in the world, there’s never been a better time to join us as we take this journey together. We take pride in celebrating diverse perspectives and working together to pioneer new ways to protect those who protect us - fostering a respectful, inclusive culture is key to how we achieve this.

So when you join us, you won’t only be trusted to deliver. You’ll be supported in sharing your unique skillset, experiences and ideas - contributing to our collective success.

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