BAE Systems USA reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(3,626 total reviews)
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Tom Arseneault

74% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

BAE Systems USA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,626 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BAE Systems USA 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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2.0
Aug 26, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Many of the people I work with are great, social and personable. Great OLDP/ELDP/FLDP/HRLDP programs for the few that get into them. Also a great organization for interns.

Cons

To be honest different areas of the company are managed differently. It is truly hit or miss in how you will be managed, but the company is very militaristic as a whole, it is and probably will be arranged as a complete hierarchy forever. Creativity on the "business end" is frowned upon. Very go by the books organization and well the books were last updated in 2000 or further out. Quick advancement in promising prospects is few and far between. Usually the limited openings are provided (or created for) the LDP program participants, but even these have come down as of the recent recession. Morale is down as a whole and communication from senior leadership is minimal at best. No clear career progression and a quick look around gives many the realization that promotions to the senior level are politically charged more often than not. Also, Mike Heffron was great when he was there as CEO, Linda Hudson is unproven and much to early to speak on. Company advertises it has a great work-life balance, for some, this is true, for the rest, we're not so lucky.

3.0
Jun 1, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay and benefits. Generous tuition reimbursement, but you will have to be self-directed in your develpment. Challeging engineering problems.

Cons

Stodgy, slow management with a "eat the seed corn" strategy. A growing "outsource it all" philosophy where BAE adds no value. Nil development of personnel by management.

2.0
Apr 26, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Pay and benefits were good. Some of the people were technically excellent and actually dedicated to the stated mission of "Protecting those who protect us." even to the detriment of their own careers. Islands of absolute professionalism.

Cons

Bureaucracy and egos seemed to dominate in middle and upper management to the detriment of the company and those working under those levels. A sea of inertia and frankly a "good enough for government work" attitude seemed to surround a few bastions of dedicatation and professionalism. To top it off, there was a pervasive arrogance that the customer (primarily DoD) could not go anywhere else for the products that they needed, extending not just to the sophistication of the products being offered but the quality as well.

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