GDF Graduate Engineer, Engineering at BAE Systems

The following is a Graduate Review for BAE Systems.

BAE Systems scores 3.2/5 based on 88 reviews.

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What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £25,000 - £27,000

Current salary: £25,000 - £27,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 7:00

Finish: 16:00

What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?

If you are thinking of applying when filling out the application ensure that you talk about the competencies and values of the company which can be found on the website. Make sure you carry out your research before applying. If you are invited to complete online assessments take the time to practice free online tests as this is where many candidates fall down.

Do you have any interview tips?

The interview stage is a day and a half assessment centre. Typically candidates will be arriving the evening before where they will be given a short presentation by both the company and current graduates and its generally quite relaxed. The second day is broken up into several stages. Typically this consists of a team work exercise, interview, presentation and written assessment. The team work exercise is about showing you can work effectively in a team and is not about who can shout the loudest to get their point across. The interview will be with a senior manager. Ensure that you have done your research on the company’s products and programmes before attending as this will be covered at some point. Engineering candidates will also get asked a technical question during the interview, this can be random and on something they have no knowledge about. The aim is to see how they work when faced with a new problem. As such it’s looking at how they apply their engineering skillset to analyse the problem.

For the presentation exercise candidates are given a short time slot to prepare and present a proposal based on some information they are given. This is about testing a candidates ability to work under pressure. The proposal is setup in such a way that there is no ideal solution, as such the person that you give the presentation to will always be able to ask you why you didn’t take another course allowing them to see how you cope under a pressurised situation. Finally the written exercise includes a self review of the day. Try to be honest as they are looking for self-awareness of your own performance.