Business Winning Graduate (Feb 2025)

• Start in February 2024
• Get your graduate career off to a great start!
• Tailored graduate program

About BAE Systems:

BAE Systems Australia develops the latest technologies, capabilities and infrastructure to protect the people of the Australian Defence Force. As a Graduate, you’ll play a role in helping us to deliver this, supporting multi-billion dollar programs across every Australian Defence domain – air, land, sea and space. 

About Our Graduate Program:

Our Graduate program follows a 2+1 structure. 

This provides two years of structured development followed by a tailored (to you) third year which focuses on leadership, innovation and/or focussed development activities that Graduates can select to build their own careers in speciality areas.

Our Graduates enjoy tailored career plans, extensive training and development opportunities, mentoring and competitive salaries.  Our passion for inclusion, respect and support you will ensure your career has the best start possible. 

Throughout our 2+1 Program, you will enjoy structured development, annual salary reviews and the mentoring of a Graduate Program Support Manager.  Your career will be off to a great start, as our program provides Graduates with meaningful, challenging work, and will provide you with an enriched development experience.

We provide more choices and opportunities for career success and we couldn’t be more excited!

About the Opportunity:

As a Graduate within our Future Business function, whilst developing yourself, you will provide support and assistance to Managers, teams and projects within the business. 

This position will be offered as a 1 option.

As part of the graduate program, you will work in one project/department for the duration of your program. As a result, you’ll enjoy stability and the opportunity to develop deep knowledge of that domain.  Whilst your experiences will vary, this will be a non-rotational program.

For more information on our Graduate program, please visit https://www.baesystems.com/en-aus/careers/graduate-and-early-careers

As a Business Graduate at BAE Systems, you will:

• Have involvement in strategy work for the Future Business function and broader functions across the company.
• Exposure to leaders within BAE that Graduates are unlikely to gain access to anywhere else within their career, and have the ability to develop knowledge and build a rapport with leaders.
• Engage in business development work where Graduates will engage and assist in proposals, development and capture areas.
• Continued business development work within the Future Business function, and worked collaboratively across other functional teams to achieve required outcomes for the company and stakeholders/customers.

These opportunities will be available in:

• Osborne, SA
• Adelaide, SA
• Edinburgh  Parks, SA

About You:

BAE Systems has a strong focus on operational excellence and business values. For this, you will demonstrate: 

• Strategic vision
• Adaptability
• Effective collaboration skills
• Honesty & integrity

To be eligible, you must be due to complete your studies in 2024 (or have already completed) a University degree qualification in an appropriate discipline. 

You will also need demonstrated teamwork and communication skills coupled with a desire to grow and learn.  

Due to the nature of our work, you'll also need to be an Australian Citizen and eligible for Australian Defence Security Clearance.

Applications will close on Friday 26th April 2024.

Applications are to be made online and must include:

• Current resume and cover letter
• Academic transcripts to date (do not need to be official)

Unfortunately, applications without a current resume and a copy of an academic transcript cannot be considered.

What’s next? 

Short-listed applicants will be invited to participate in a 1-way video interview. Subsequent stages of the process will include a form of an interview, either in person or virtually. Once this interview stage has been completed preferred candidates will be sent background screening and pre-employment health assessments. Once all checks have been completed, successful candidates will be notified, and as we are a Circle Back Initiative all other applicants will receive a notification either via email or phone call.

We welcome and strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and Veterans for these opportunities.  An inclusive culture and an exciting, supportive start to your career await!