BAE Systems Graduate System engineer interview questions
Updated Feb 20, 2026
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Graduate System engineer applicants have rated the interview process at BAE Systems with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I interviewed at BAE Systems (Great Baddow, England)
Interview
Online interview. Nice people, quite welcoming atmosphere. Personal and technical questions. Classic personal questions- strengths and weaknesses. Technical section included the question 'Describe what a systems engineer is in your own words'.
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Describe what a systems engineer is in your own words.
I applied online. I interviewed at BAE Systems in May 2025
Interview
First round is four video interview questions with all the basic first round questions such as "Tell us one time you set a goal for yourself", then the second round is phone screening
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Tell us about one time you have to make hard decisions based on limited information
I applied online. I interviewed at BAE Systems (Frimley, England)
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video interview with 5 questions, followed by 5 games , then a telephone call and final interview. I was offered a reserve role if someone backs out as they said i didnt score highly enough one of the systems based question.
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Tell us about a time you took acountability for a mistake you had made