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Undergraduate Systems Engineer

BAE Systems
£34,000
Broad Oak
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TL;DR

Key Takeaways

  • Undertake a 12-month industrial placement in Systems Engineering, focusing on underwater battlespace systems.
  • Earn £34,000 per year, plus a £2,000 welcome bonus.
  • Develop skills in Systems Engineering principles, MBSE, modelling, simulation, and testing.
  • Requires a 2:2 Bachelor’s degree or Master’s pass in relevant STEM subjects.
  • Applications close on 16th June 2028.

About the Role

Role Description

A 12-month industrial placement technical Systems Engineering role developing industry recognised skills associated with the principles of Systems Engineering that can be applied across the entire engineering development lifecycle from requirement definition through to system integration and acceptance into system support. You will utilise your introduction to Systems Engineering skills to assist with activities supporting product development of underwater battlespace system solutions in our product portfolio.

Core Duties

  • Learning and applying Systems Engineering principles to support the design of systems throughout the engineering lifecycle.
  • Discerning and decomposing requirements to system and sub-system level, learning requirements management techniques.
  • Undertaking system design, using Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) techniques, to subsystem level using toolsets such as CATIA Magic or Enterprise Architect.
  • Undertaking modelling and simulation of system elements using toolsets such as MATLAB/Simulink/Python.
  • Assisting with definition and execution of system integration and testing.
  • Supporting senior engineers in the definition of Verification and Validation acceptance strategies.
  • Supporting senior engineers in liaison with internal and external stakeholders ensuring effective system solutions are realised.

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Important Information

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.