Undergraduate Software Engineer

Length of placement: 12 months

Job title: Undergraduate Defence Solutions Software Engineer

Location: Cowes (Isle of Wight)/Great Baddow (Essex). 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: £25,900

End date: 16th June 2028

Who we are 

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow – shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space – there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Role description 

As an Undergraduate Software Engineer you will create cutting edge software for our hardware and be involved in the entire lifecycle of a product, from design and development to integration. You will be producing and maintaining a software design to meet a set of software requirements as well as using a software design to produce a deliverable software solution. The role will also involve testing a software solution to prove that is meets its design aims and requirements, supporting a software solution to address reported defects and/or add new functionality and maintaining a good working knowledge of Maritime Services software processes.

Core duties 

• Develop software components and features against defined requirements and technical specifications.
• Support software design activities, producing software solutions that are maintainable, reliable, and fit for purpose.
• Participate in software verification and validation activities, including unit testing, integration testing, debugging, and defect resolution.
• Contribute to software integration activities involving hardware, operating systems, middleware, and external interfaces.
• Produce and maintain software engineering artefacts, including requirements, design documentation, source code, test evidence, and technical reports.

The  Defence Solutions 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

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work – this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family – support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do. 

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.

As a minimum requirement you’ll need to be on track to obtain, a 2:2 Bachelor’s degree or a pass at Master’s level in the following subjects: Software or Computer related STEM degree.