Overview
Description and role details for the Undergraduate Air Support Engineer position.
Length of placement: 12 months
Job Title: Undergraduate Air Support Engineer
Location: Warton/Samlesbury (Lancashire)
Hybrid and flexible working arrangements are available, however for this role you will be expected to attend your site 3-5 days per week.
Salary: £24,300
Responsibilities
* You will create engineering outputs to support maintaining equipment or systems throughout their entire life, from initial concept to eventual disposal, whilst always considering safety and environmental factors.
* Reliability Analysis - interrogate and analyse design and supplier data to influence and qualify product design and support solutions
* Maintainability - utilising design and customer support and service data to identify maintenance optimisations to provide efficient Maintenance Policies, Schedules and Procedures.
* Technical Documentation - research engineering documentation and create, update and publish design approved technical information.
* Product Support - support customer personnel with understanding the operational and maintenance needs of their products and provide support solutions.
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 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 (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.
Please be aware 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. 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.
Length of contract: 12 months
Start date (dd Month Year): 22nd June 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 Aerospace Engineering, Through-life Engineering Services Specialist, Systems Engineering or STEM.
Application process
* Register an account (this is optional, you can apply as a guest)
* Provide contact information
* Upload your CV
* Complete a short diversity & inclusion questionnaire
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