Graduate Software Engineer

apartmentBAE Systems placeSt Helens descriptionPermanent calendar_month 
Length of contract Permanent contract Start date (dd Month Year) 13th April 2026 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 Software or Computer Related STEM Degree.
Description

Job title:Graduate Maritime Services Software Engineer

Location: Broad Oak (Hampshire)

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements, however for this role you will be expected to attend your site 4-5 days per week.

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

What you'll be doing:
As a Software Engineering Graduate within our Radar Team, you will create cutting edge software for our hardware and be involved in the entire lifecycle of a product, design and development to integration.
  • Producing and maintaining a software design to meet a set of software requirements.
  • Using a software design to produce a deliverable software solution.
  • Testing a software solution to prove that is meets its design aims and requirements.
  • Support a software solution to address reported defects and/ or add new functionality.
  • Developing and maintaining a good working knowledge of Maritime Services software processes.
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 Maritime Services team: become part of the only provider of complex powerful attack warships to the Royal Navy. Services range from warship availability, equipment and facilities, management training, product development and through life support for radar, frigates and the Queen Elizabeth Aircraft carrier.

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, rewards integrity and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under represented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also 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 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.

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