Engineering Undergraduate of the Year Award

Are you the

Engineering Undergraduate of the Year Award

?

We’re searching UK universities to find the exceptional Engineering Undergraduate of the Year. Are you passionate about engineering? Do you thrive when coming up with innovative solutions to technical problems?

To enter you must:

  • currently be studying an undergraduate degree in engineering or a related subject
  • be on target for, and expecting to receive, a minimum of a 2.2-degree result  
  • satisfy security requirements to hold a position at BAE Systems

PRIZES

What could you win?

Join us for an engineering summer internship at one of our UK sites, running for 12 weeks from June – Sept 2026.  You’ll get to experience what life is like as an engineer at BAE Systems, working across innovative and impactful projects that make a real-world difference. 

about you

What makes an Award winner?

Our winner will demonstrate technical aptitude, sound problem-solving skills and the interpersonal traits required to effectively collaborate within a team environment.

We vaule diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and is a place where everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential, no matter what their background. Therefore, it’s important that the winner demonstrates:  

  • Trust – you are committed to giving your best every day and to doing the right thing.  
  • Innovation – you are curious and seek out ways to create improvements, are constantly learning (from your successes and failures) and want to turn ideas into action.  
  • Boldness – you are courageous, willing to step forward and seize opportunity and seek to realise big ambitions.
about our partner

At BAE Systems, we provide some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions. We employ a skilled workforce of more than 93,000 people in around 40 countries. Working with customers and local partners, we develop, engineer, manufacture, and support products and systems to deliver military capability, protect national security, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure.

It’s a culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and is a place where everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential, no matter what their background. We’re committed to nurturing talent and striving for excellence; empowering our people to drive innovation, make the right decisions and solve complex challenges.

With a huge range of opportunities, as an undergraduate or graduate, you’ll be given the responsibility to make a real impact, from day one. It’s a career you can be proud of, in a team that’s shaping a safer tomorrow.

Click here to find out more about our undergraduate and graduate programmes.

going all the way

How do I win?

1. Register your details
2. Submit your application by
January 26, 2026
Your details must be submitted and completed by 9am on Monday 26th January 2026. If you are successful in making it through to the next stage, you will hear from us by 18th February 2026.
3. Assessment
If you are successful in making it through to the next stage of the process, your application will be reviewed by BAE Systems.
4. Grand Final
The final shortlist of 10 students will be invited to the awards ceremony on the 24th April 2026, where the award winners will be announced.