Overview

BAE Systems Graduate Software Engineer role. Location: Brough (Hull), United Kingdom. Start date: 7th September 2026. Contract: Permanent. Salary: £34,000 + £2,000 Welcome Bonus. Hybrid and flexible working options are offered, however for this role you will be expected to attend your site 5 days per week.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Creating cutting edge software for our platforms and be involved in the entire lifecycle of a product, from concept, design, and development through to delivery and maintenance in service.
• Contributing to addressing the engineering issues on a programme and to encompass requirements capture/evaluation, systems and software design, software implementation, software unit and integration testing, qualification, and certification as well as defect investigation and resolution.
• Delivering software solutions for highly complex, real-time systems and software platforms.
• Articulate a strong understanding of multiple software development lifecycles and how those lifecycles are to be used in safety critical environments.

Qualifications

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 Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Software Development, Electronic Engineering or a related subject.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans and a wide range of flexible health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts. You may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Air Team

We have a proud heritage in the development, manufacture, upgrade and support of world-leading combat and fast jet trainer aircraft. We operate across the globe, supporting design, production, and provision of aircraft including Typhoon, F-35 and Tempest.

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. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to 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 meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard as a minimum. Higher levels of National Security Vetting may be required for some roles, potentially involving 5 to 10 years of continuous UK residency for the vetting level.

Job Function & Industry

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Defense and Space Manufacturing