Graduate Product Security

Graduate Maritime Services Product Security Engineer

Join our Maritime Services Team to become part of the only provider of complex warships, while providing the Royal Navy with its most advanced and powerful attack Warships. Our end-to-end Maritime Services range from warship availability, equipment and facilities management to training, product development and through life support for radar, torpedoes and small boats – Every role makes a difference, you will make a difference. 🚢

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 fulfill your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

What You Will Be Doing

As a Graduate Product Security Engineer, you will develop skills associated with the principles of Information Assurance (IA), cyber security, and physical security that can be applied across the entire engineering lifecycle from requirement definition through to security assurance of a system at acceptance and then into system support.

Under close supervision, you will apply your growing IA, cyber, and physical security knowledge and skills in liaison with project development engineers and external system accreditors. You will support the provision of security advice, guidance, and production of IA evidence, to shape technical solutions for Training Services Group (TSG) products.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support a lead Product Security Engineer in liaison/interaction with independent system security accreditors to agree mitigation of product security risks. With direction, contribute to the cyber and physical security strategy appropriate for a number of Maritime products.
• With direction, discern and decompose IA, cyber security, and physical security requirements to system level and manage these in an approved toolset such as IBM DOORS Next.
• With direction and liaison, contribute to the technical design of various Maritime products to build security into the design from development conception and then evolve as necessary at various phases of the engineering development lifecycle.
• Learn to use appropriate tools and techniques to analytically determine the IA and security risks associated with a system design. Gain an understanding of the practical implementation of security mitigation technologies such as encryption and anti-tamper solutions.
• Support a lead Product Security Engineer in the definition of acceptance strategies used to verify cyber and physical security compliance at different levels of system design and support production of associated acceptance evidence.
• Assist with technical reviews of security and IA documentation in accordance with business, legislative, and customer requirements.
• Develop a working knowledge of contemporary IA, cyber, and physical security technical standards, practices, and technologies.

Opportunities for Growth and Development

We encourage employees to explore projects beyond their primary responsibilities, providing them with diverse experiences. With a wide range of products and a multinational presence, there are ample opportunities for employees to engage in various projects and initiatives.

Community Involvement

In addition to professional development, BAE Systems values community engagement. Employees are encouraged to participate in community projects, STEM initiatives, and employee resource groups, offering valuable learning experiences outside of their regular roles.

Retention and Career Development

Recognizing the importance of retaining talented individuals, we offer sponsorship, career development support, and high-potential development programs. These initiatives aim to help employees plan their careers effectively and provide opportunities for accelerated development for those who demonstrate aspiration, ability, and performance.

Benefits

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance, and a company-contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work, and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

On commencement of employment, you will be paid a one-off non-consolidated lump sum payment of £2,000 (the “Welcome Payment”). The Welcome Payment is subject to the normal deductions and will be paid with your first salary payment. This provides you with the perfect opportunity to ease your transition, whether this be relocation costs, securing housing, or ensuring smooth and reliable transport needs, anything to help kick-start your career at BAE Systems.

Inclusivity within Our Recruitment Process

We 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.

Our Environmental Responsibility

As a future-focused business, we’re committed to changing the world we live in for the better. Our target is to achieve net zero emissions by 2030, we’re innovating new ways to develop on-site renewable electricity and setting ambitious targets for water consumption and waste generation.

Export Control/Security

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.