Software Engineering Graduate

Job description

Introduction
Saab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.

What you will be part of
Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe.
Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.
Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems.
Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations.

The Graduate Programme:
By joining the Saab UK's Graduate Engineering programme in September 2027, you'll have the opportunity to have hands on practical experience with our unique products, while being supported by your managers, mentors and peers.
As a Software Graduate Engineer in this position, you will gain valuable experience across our Sensor Systems Radar business working on cutting edge 3D Radar technology.
This is a structured 2-year programme designed to provide a range of experience and understanding across our core engineering disciplines. You will complete four 6-month rotations at our Farnborough office.
Graduates will rotate as a cohort and finish with a final placement and there will be discussions for conversion to a permanent role based on performance and business needs.

Across the programme you will:
Build real experience on real systems, gain industry recognised skills while rotating through our core Engineering disciplines.
Develop strong professional networks through your managers, graduate mentors and others across the business.
Be involved in continuous learning ac...

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Farnborough

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

15-10-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English