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      BAE Systems

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      BAE Systems reviews

      3.9

      76% would recommend to a friend

      (4,211 total reviews)
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      Charles Woodburn

      81% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Senior management

      BAE Systems has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,211 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BAE Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      4K reviews
      2.0
      Jul 21, 2025

      Refuses to accept previous experience

      Mission systems engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Competitive salary -Get left alone to do the work at your own pace, managing your own time with a high level of autonomy. -CEO is strong and has made notable positive decisions since coming in.

      Cons

      -Refusal to acknowledge past experience from other companies, despite a high level of relevance. Resulting in a lot of people being severely under graded, competent engineers coming in on the same wage as newly qualified apprentices. -Endless bureaucracy, that encourages people to look elsewhere for progression as its too drawn out internally.

      3.0
      Jul 20, 2025

      Hit and Miss

      Engineering graduate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of opportunities Generally kind colleagues Well established and stable

      Cons

      Questionable choices on some hires Big business flaws such as problem delegation Potential to get stuck Communication from hr

      4.0
      Jul 20, 2025

      Nice place to work, benefits below industry

      Principal engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I’m newer to the company but not the industry. That being said, the company has a vast amount of interesting work across different sectors. They are very supportive of what you want to do with your career. I see myself trying a different role perhaps outside of engineering.

      Cons

      I took the job not for the benefits, but despite the below industry benefits (U.S specific). Paltry PTO and holidays particularly for new hires. Christmas time shutdown is common in this industry but BAE says no. 401k very well below other defense primes and there are no performance based bonuses below very high level grades—I think maybe 14. Healthcare not as good and more expensive compared to where I was. Ultimately my base pay put me over the edge to join BAE but I’m finding they are cheap with their employees in many aspects of our total compensation.Im slightly optimistic it improves in the coming years but we shall see.

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