Electronics Weekly
“As the UK’s largest defence company, we rely on the skill and ingenuity of those who deliver our programmes, which is why it’s so crucial we continue to invest in our people,” said BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn. “With thousands of roles open for application across the length and breadth of the country and our high technology programmes, there has never been a better time to embark on a new career with us.”
There are almost 1,300 apprentice positions on the books, with the majority in the North of England, plus opportunities across the South of England, Scotland and Wales.
To these will be added more than 1,100 graduates and undergraduates.
The Company’s award-winning early careers schemes are vital to developing the talent pipeline needed to deliver critical national security capability. They also help to build the next group of talented industrial leaders, with many former apprentices and graduates going on to become leaders in the Company.
Diversity
The company said that in 2024, 30% of new apprentice starters were female, compared to 15% in the UK engineering community, and that one in three of its new graduate starters came from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Apprentice applications will close on 28 February 2025.
There will be graduate intakes in January, April, July, August and September 2025.
Expected roles by UK region:
| Region | Business | Apprentice | Under- graduate |
Graduate | Total |
| Scotland | Air – Prestwick | – | – | 28 | 28 |
| Maritime Services – Hillend |
2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Naval Ships – Glasgow |
119 | 19 | 34 | 172 | |
| Digital Intelligence – Hillend |
– | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Scotland total | 121 | 21 | 62 | 204 | |
| North West England |
Air – Warton & Samlesbury |
260 | 74 | 317 | 651 |
| Digital Intelligence – Manchester |
1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Head Office – Preston | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Land UK – Barrow | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
| Land UK – Radway Green |
9 | – | – | 9 | |
| Shared Services – Preston |
29 | 8 | 10 | 47 | |
| Submarines – Barrow |
610 | 79 | 112 | 801 | |
| NW England total | 915 | 161 | 439 | 1515 | |
| North East EnglandYorkshire and the Humber |
Land UK – Washington & Ridsdale |
7 | – | – | 7 |
| Air – Brough & Humberside |
53 | – | 50 | 103 | |
| Digital Intelligence – Leeds |
6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| NE England Yorks & Humber total |
66 | 2 | 52 | 120 | |
| South and South East England |
Digital Intelligence London, Guildford, Alton & Chelmsford |
13 | 35 | 4 | 52 |
| Electronic Systems – Rochester |
29 | 34 | 28 | 91 | |
| Head Office – Frimley & Portsmouth |
– | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Maritime Services – Portsmouth & Cowes |
78 | 13 | 32 | 123 | |
| Naval Ships – Hampshire (some roles also available in London and Filton) |
13 | 8 | 21 | 42 | |
| Submarines – Hampshire (some roles also available in the South West Dorset) |
13 | 9 | 32 | 54 | |
| Air – Towcester | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| S / SE England total | 147 | 102 | 121 | 370 | |
| Digital Intelligence – Gloucester, Christchurch & Yeovil |
7 | 10 | 6 | 23 | |
| Maritime Services – Filton |
– | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Naval Ships – Filton & Dorchester |
– | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Submarines – Filton & Weymouth |
22 | 6 | 29 | 57 | |
| SW England total | 29 | 19 | 42 | 90 | |
| Land UK – Glascoed | 14 | 1 | 7 | 22 | |
| Shared Services – Glascoed |
3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Wales total | 17 | 1 | 7 | 25 | |
| Other roles with flexible or yet decided locations |
Head Office | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Maritime Services | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Shared Services | – | – | 21 | 21 | |
| Submarines | – | 3 | 63 | 66 | |
| Other roles total | – | 4 | 86 | 90 | |
| Total of totals | 1,295 | 310 | 809 | 2,414 | |
