Graduate Electrical Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 7, 2026. BAE Systems scores B on the Alion truth index.
Description
Job title: Graduate Defence Solutions Electrical Engineer
Location: Cowes (Isle of Wight). We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements, however for this role you will be expected to attend your site 5 days per week.
Salary: £34,000 + £2,000 Welcome Bonus
What you’ll be doing:
- Assisting in designing, developing, and maintaining electrical power and control equipment for MOD maritime vessels.
- Supporting integration and testing of systems on new and existing platforms.
- Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure compliance with UK MOD standards and requirements.
- Conducting performance analysis and offer engineering solutions to optimise system efficiency.
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 Radar team: BAE Systems provides Radar products and support services to a diverse range of customers worldwide, including the Royal Navy. Becoming a member of the Radar team will provide you with significant exposure to the BAE Systems organisation as you engage with engineering functions across the business, delivering radar capabilities and development, with the radar team covering the whole engineering cycle using the latest cutting-edge technology. You will have the opportunity to grow and enhance your skills and knowledge within a supportive, global business.
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 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.
Qualification requirements
As a minimum requirement you must have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 Bachelor’s degree or a pass at Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related field.
Start date:
6th September 2027
Length of contract:
Permanent contract