BAE Systems System Engineer reviews

4.2

94% would recommend to a friend

(123 total reviews)
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Charles Woodburn

96% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Systems Engineer employees have rated BAE Systems with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 123 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. BAE Systems is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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123 reviews
2.0
Jun 14, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Very good starting salary. particularly for graduates given the region. Good work life balance.

Cons

Poor reward and recognition. Strong Union which prevents individuals from earning their own rewards favouring instead a cross the board flat rate salary increase, including low performing staff. Strong focus on developing young people, which means that veterans are often deliberately overlooked. Desperate to remain competitive for graduates which can result in graduates starting on salaries higher than the people they report to! Career path for engineers is to force engineers to stop engineering! only option for progression is to move into management and lose touch with actual engineering Way too much process, which gets in the way of delivery. Only way to progress is to move around the company - which means that those who choose to specialise will not receive equivalent reward or recognition. No reward for good performance, but similarly no reprimand for poor performance.

4.0
Oct 6, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Really challenging and interesting environment in which to work! Many of the challenges come from adapting 'real world' techniques, technologies and practices into 'defence-friendly' deployments. Very close community.

Cons

The duration of some of the projects is so long that a sense of 'ownership' is sometimes lost. Often very hard to find new roles for advancement, business promotes 'lateral' movement within a singular business unit, but intra-business unit movement is rare.

2.0
Dec 3, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Talented, passionate people -Interesting technology and work -Good work-life balance (flexible hours, very little pressure to overwork)

Cons

-Massive, senseless bureaucracy imposed from 'corportate' level -Workforce is very disconnected from management as a result. Low morale, distrust.

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