Air Software Engineer Review
at BAE Systems
Degree Apprenticeship
Software Engineering
Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire
Review Submitted: April 2025
Overall Rating
4.6 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.2/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
Software engineering as part of a team to develop software applications / tools for use in aerospace.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
This programme is incredible with myriad extra-curricular opportunities offered regularly, including travel, further education, and other activities such as discounted airshow tickets.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Improved my skills as a software engineer vastly, improved interpersonal skills and confidence, taught me a lot about the industry and how it works.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
Certainly can be better, but appears to have made significant improvements over the last 18 months or so, backlogs of work cleared, new personnel brought in to fill / create new roles.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
No limits to the amount of support available, within work placements or the business in general.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
Reasonable amount, it varies by module but generally the tutors are more than willing to review work and provide formative feedback, or answer any questions about module-specific (or otherwise) content
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
The first two years were spent on a foundation degree (no longer the case for new apprentices), which didn't really teach much, if anything to someone coming into this role. The final year of the degree had a few useful modules, and the dissertation taught a lot of project management skills.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
4/5
Not as much as I personally would like, however we are a small site so lots of these things aren't easily doable. There are lots of extra curricular social activities that happen as people form close bonds in friendship groups.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Incredible experience with some incredible work to be completed.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems?
Apply early, and apply yourself as it can be challenging to those who expect to breeze through it.
