BAE Systems Australia supports the health, employment and rehabilitation of Australia’s veterans, defence service personnel and their families. We are proud of those who have served our country and are grateful for their sacrifice.
Providing careers for veterans extends beyond our commitment to developing an inclusive workplace. We actively hire veterans for the wealth of knowledge, experience, and skills they bring to all areas of our business. Everyone has something to offer, is supported to bring their unique perspectives to help us better understand the needs of our customer and trusted to deliver.
Our initiatives are led by our VetNet Australia committee and are supported by sub-committees across our business, who provide advice about topics facing veteran employees and their families. We have been acknowledged as a veteran employer of choice, and for the support we offer our current reservists, through various awards including:
- 2025 honourable mention in the ADF Reserves and Employer Support awards.
- 2023 Veteran Support Program of the Year, Defence Connect.
- 2021 Veterans’ Employer of the Year (Large), Prime Minister's Veterans' Employment Awards.
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Working for BAE systems is more than just a job.
Work experience, internships, apprenticeships, and graduate roles.
Supporting your move
We have roles where your skills and experience will continue to make an impact - whether that’s continuing to protect those you served alongside, working with cutting-edge technology, or taking on a brand-new challenge. And once you join us, you’ll be part of VetNet, our veteran community, where you’ll find support, networking opportunities, and access to continuous learning and development. A career with BAE Systems gives you stability, purpose, and a future - for you and your family. If you’re ready to explore your next move, we’d love to hear from you.
A best practice guide for employing veterans
More than 10 per cent of our workforce has served in the military. Our VAC has instigated a number of initiatives to ensure we can attract, recruit, transition and retain the best veteran talent. We share our learnings and advice for other organisations seeking to unlock the potential of veterans, through this best practice guide.
Our colleagues share their personal experiences.
VetNet is our employee-led network for veterans, reservists, and their supporters. It's a community to share and learn from each other and access support and mentoring.
With a growing membership of close to 500 employees, VetNet offers a wide variety of support and activities for our ex-military colleagues and reservists. The network actively engages in Armed Forces Week, Armistice Week, and the Invictus Games. There’s regular webinars on wellbeing, mental health, resilience, and high performance. Across the world, we’re connecting veteran networks to learn from each other, guide and grow.
Coming soon! Do you want to talk to one of our ex-forces employees about their experience finding a job after the military? No problem! We’re building a VetNet portal where anyone from a military background interested in joining us has the opportunity to ask questions directly.
Legacy Australia
We partner with Legacy Australia to support Australian Defence Force families. As a Foundation Partner, we support the Legacy Australia Education Grants Fund which helps the partners, children and widows of current and former serving personnel.
This partnership focuses on education and future employment for those in need and also helps Legacy Australia to raise funds to ensure they can continue to provide support to the contemporary defence family.
Our employees are encouraged to provide additional support to Legacy through site-based fundraising initiatives and events and to use paid volunteer leave to support their local Legacy club.
