Undergraduate Mechanical Engineer

Length of contract: 12 months. Start date: 22nd September 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 Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Design Engineering, or Marine Engineering (Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing or with another allied subject is also acceptable).

Description: Length of placement: 12 months. Job Title: Undergraduate Naval Ships Mechanical Engineer. Location: Scotstoun (Glasgow). We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements; however, for this role, you will be expected to attend your site 3-4 days per week. Salary: £24,300.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Capturing and analysing requirements to understand customer/business needs and the context in which the system will be used.
• Supporting the design and optimisation of system architectures and solutions using system modelling techniques.
• Facilitating successful integration of systems and sub-systems.
• Identifying and mitigating failure modes.
• Supporting the identification of safety hazards and the assessment and mitigation of safety risk.
• Creating high-quality written reports and calculations to back up engineering decisions and recovery plans.

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 Naval Ships Team: We design and build offshore patrol vessels, giant aircraft carriers, and provide complex warships, including the Type 26 Frigate, to the Royal Navy, giving the customer capability to fulfil operations around the world.

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.

Please note 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.

We are an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.