Job Title

Graduate Naval Ships Export Control

Location

Scotland – Scotstoun (Glasgow). Hybrid and flexible work arrangements, but expected to attend site 3-5 days per week.

Salary

£34,000 + £2,000 Welcome Bonus.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Learn the fundamental principles of export control legislation across multiple jurisdictions over a 2‑year period.
• Understand and enact compliance requirements for each programme, shadowing Export Control Officers in all programmes and capability centres to gain an understanding of the complex layers of requirements and how these differ across programmes.
• Work on export control investigations, audits and self‑assurance.
• Identify and undertake a specific project to improve or enhance the export control team’s activities.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme, 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 Naval Ships Team

We design and build offshore patrol vessels, giant aircraft carriers and provide complex warships including the Type 26 Frigate to the Royal Navy, giving the customer capability to fulfil operations around the world.

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.

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.

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 Physics, Maths, Systems Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering and Computer Science.

Start Date

7th September 2026

Length of Contract

Permanent contract