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      BAE Systems

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      BAE Systems reviews

      3.9

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (4,198 total reviews)
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      Charles Woodburn

      80% 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 4,198 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
      Jun 7, 2015

      Hardware Engineer

      Hardware engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people to work with. Professional staff with varied experiences. Immediate management was supportive. Flexible working arrangements allowed for a good family / work life balance.

      Cons

      Higher level management is not transparent, to the extent of almost being deceitful. Problems in the organization are not conveyed to staff at the engineering level. Lack of strong engineering leadership at the higher levels stemming from a lack of understanding of the end product. Greatly reduces the organizations ability to take technical risk and hence not entering into any risk/reward payoff.

      4.0
      Jun 4, 2015

      Really good company

      Principal systems engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Personal development. I've been through the Engineering Apprenticeship (which is excellent) and since completed a BEng in EEE and a MSc in Systems Engineering, all paid for by the company. The projects are huge and there is plenty of opportunity to better yourself if you look for it! The people are generally great; helpful, and friendly. Working hours and time off are generally very flexible and where they are not, you get a big bump in pay.

      Cons

      Working within security restrictions and export control can be very frustrating. Many of the projects began decades ago and the technology and processes can be outdated. Working environments, IT, can be very outdated. There is a process for everything. Things do not move quickly.

      3.0
      May 18, 2015

      Good

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good problems to solve, global reach, good place for graduates or young people to get a foot in the consulting industry

      Cons

      Often let grads drift, not all work force receives equal opportunity for personal development, infrastructure is below par for a technology focussed institution

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