BAE Systems Software Engineer reviews

- Other than initial graduate pay the salaries here are a lot lower than similar defence companies in the area. - Senior management treat you like a mushroom (keep you in the dark and feed you cr*p). I can't recall the last time I attended a large meeting where senior managers didn't make up some lie about how good things were when in fact they hadn't won any bids for ages. - There are a significant number of senior people who circulate in the same high-level jobs and screwing up everything they touch. These managers are only there to help each other with perks (eg, approving travel for each other's familes on company expenses) whilst consistently failing to perform their actual duties.

Projects always behind schedule and over-budget, Management doesn't seem to know what they're doing half the time. There is a huge age gap between employees. Most engineers are over 40 and out of shape. Because they've been doing their job so long they aren't open to new and fresh ideas of some newer employees.