Graduate Wireless Electronic Engineer

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We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.
Wireless Graduate Electronic Engineer - (Wireless Products Team) Start Date: April 2025 Base location: Guildford     Role Profile   The Wireless Products Team is recruiting talented graduates, typically in the fields of Electronic Engineering, Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science.
From underwater to outer space, work on a wide range of complex problems and develop your skills in areas such electronics, software, signal processing and mathematical modelling .
Hungry for a technical challenge?
Want a noble and rewarding mission?
Enjoy making things or understanding how technology works?
If so, we'd love you to apply so we can tell you more.
You will join a project team of talented engineers and technologists, who will coach and support you to gain the necessary skills.
You will work closely with our customers to find solutions to their most complex problems.
You will also have the opportunity to work on all stages of a product lifecycle, from research and development, through concept and design to build and support.
Within the Wireless Products team there are a variety of roles suitable for graduates, and while you may specialise in one or more, you will be encouraged to develop a broad set of skills and understanding.
Opportunities include: Designing high performance electronics ( digital/RF/analogue ) for our products Manufacturing devices designed to operate in extreme environments Creating software and applications and GUIs (typically using C, C++, Java, Javascript or React) Creating FPGA-based digital signal processing applications (typically using VHDL) Developing software and/or firmware for a range of target devices including FPGAs, ARM processors, GPUs and microcontrollers (typically using VHDL or Verilog) Designing signal processing algorithms Mathematical modelling Within the Wireless Products Team, we understand you're not going to know everything straight away so you will participate in specialised training to bring you up to speed.
You will also have a buddy assigned to help you find your feet.
We will support you with a career mentor who will guide you through your career as it develops.
We have a strong career development framework that allows a focus on both technical expertise and engineering leadership.
We will encourage you to work towards professional registration and get involved in engineering outreach activities to inspire future generations of engineers.
Who are we looking for?
Our team needs people with excellent problem solving skills, enthusiasts for technology, who enjoy making things, understanding how stuff works and are motivated to deliver solutions that ultimately make a difference to the safety and security of the world in which we live.
Entry Requirements On track to achieve or achieved (within the last 3 years) 2:1 degree in Engineering, typically EEE, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science or similar.
You will need to have graduated within the last 3 years   What's in it for you?
Work-life balance is important; you'll get 25 days holiday a year and, via our flexible benefits package the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before Our flexible benefits package includes; a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more You'll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups.
These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing.
£34,000 starting salary, rising over the course of the programme £2,000 welcome payment   Security Clearance Only those with the permanent and unrestricted right to live and work in the UK will be considered for a position within BAE Systems Digital Intelligence.
Due to the nature of our, work successful candidates for this role will be required to go through Government SC clearance prior to starting with us.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/security-vetting-and-clearance   What are the next steps?
CV Submission & Review Digital Assessment Live Interview     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, rewards integrity and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential.
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under represented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.
We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible.
If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.)
that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
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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.
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Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence  We are embracing Hybrid Working.
This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day.
By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another.
Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being.
Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence.
We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds – the best and brightest minds – can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.
Division overview: Capabilities At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward.
It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector.
As a member of the Capabilities team, you will be creating and managing the solutions that earn us our place in an ever changing digital world.
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