Are you thinking about completing a trade or a pursuing a future career in STEM? Boost your career trajectory by undertaking a structured work experience program with BAE Systems Australia.
We offer unpaid work experience for high school students at various locations across Australia and online. We offer opportunities for you to spend time immersed in our business and involved in hands-on STEM-related and trade-based activities.
- If you are a student, register your interest in any of the programs below.
- If you are a teacher and would like to request work experience for a group of students, complete our STEM outreach and engagement request.
Choose the right opportunity for you
STEM work experience
Year 10
We offer an in-person and online STEM work experience program to Year 10 students. Participants work in teams on a project to develop, operate and maintain a virtual amusement park.
Under guidance from engineering and project management teams, the students work through a number of training modules including digital design, 3D printing, workplace safety and electronics construction.
This program provides students with experience in coordinating a project and showcases what STEM skills are needed to create a roller-coaster for a hypothetical business unit.
We offer two pathways to participate: Face-to-face over 4-5 days; or via online over 3 days. Both program styles are available at various sites and times throughout the year.
Trades work experience
Years 10, 11 and 12. Osborne, SA
Join our shipbuilding team at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia for trades-based work experience.
We provide hands-on tooling experience to students who will develop and complete a small project under the supervision of experienced tradespeople.
This four-day program runs from Monday to Thursday and we can accommodate up to five students per week. Priority for our trades work experience program is given to school students in Years 11 and 12, however we will also consider Year 10 students.
What's My Discipline?
Years 11 and 12
If you’re curious about a career in engineering but unsure which discipline to pursue, our What's My Discipline? program can help you discover the many pathways within engineering - and explore where your strengths and interests could take you.
Designed to break down what engineering really looks like, the program demystifies engineering and supports you to make informed career decisions.
Students will take part in hands-on STEM activities and hear directly from a panel of engineering professionals across major disciplines, gaining insights into real-world projects, current roles and diverse career pathways.
The event will be held in the following locations across the country:
- 17 April 2026 – 550 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC
- 24 April 2026 – 630 Mersey Road N, Osborne SA
- 5 June 2026 – Curtin University, Perth WA
- 9 October 2026 – 175 Liverpool Street, Sydney NSW
University internship program
We offer paid summer internships for university students, with more than 20 different disciplines to choose from, spread over multiple locations, Australia-wide.
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BAE Systems Australia
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