Overview
Undergraduate Mechanical Engineer (6-month placement)
Locations: Scotstoun
Salary: Our starting salary is £24,300 pro rata. Plus a package of benefits to suit your lifestyle.
What You’ll Be Doing
As an Undergraduate on a 6 month placement, you will gain wide-ranging experience in an exciting team of Mechanical Engineers who work through the whole lifecycle of our numerous platforms. You could be involved in designing, developing and testing complex systems, components and products, as well as supporting the build of our new and future classes of Submarines. Naval Ships and the Electrical Systems within them.
What’s in it for you?
On a BAE Systems undergraduate programme, you’ll launch a career that’s truly yours. With access to world-class training, your personal and professional networks can flourish while working across intellectually stimulating work with real responsibility from day one. You’ll receive a flexible benefits package, the ability to connect with other undergraduates and mentors. You’ll gain practical experience and expert insight you can take with you on the next step of your career journey.
Best of all, you could find yourself with a conditional offer to join our graduate programme. When you join us, you’ll be choosing a future enhanced by adaptability, innovation and inclusivity – somewhere your work matters. It’s a supportive, collaborative culture where you’ll be given every opportunity to build a varied career, and be empowered to achieve your potential.
Join us - pioneer your future today.
Entry requirements
You’ll need to be on track to receive a minimum 2:2 Bachelor’s degree in any subject. Please note: some roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions and your nationality or place of birth may limit the roles you can undertake.
Application process
The stages of our application process include: a short online application. If you’re successful, you\'ll then complete an online assessment with interactive activities, and an on-demand video interview. The next stage is competency-based interview, either virtual or face-to-face.
Start Date
June 2026
