Apprentice Electronic Engineer

at  BAE Systems

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. 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.
Embedded Electronic Systems Design & Development Engineer (Level 6 Apprenticeship)
Start date: September 2025
Location: Great Baddow, Chelmsford

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• A minimum of 96 UCAS points gained via STEM A-Level qualifications or equivalent (eg. BTEC)
• Plus at least 5 GCSEs at grade A*- C / Level 4-9, including Mathematics, English and ICT.
• Eligible for a Government Security Clearance

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. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours

You will undertake a Degree Apprenticeship in Embedded Electronic Systems Design and Development, experiencing the academic part of the programme in the form of a BEng degree undertaken at Essex University, and spending the ‘vacations’ working in our engineering teams at Great Baddow.
You will develop the skills to design and develop state-of-the-art software, firmware or electronics while working with bright, enthusiastic and committed people in one of our small client-focussed engineering teams.