Does Ball Aerospace pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ball Aerospace employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ball Aerospace. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ball Aerospace?

74% of Ball Aerospace employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ball Aerospace 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ball Aerospace?

Engineer (27) , Software Engineer (22) , Systems Engineer (19) , Mechanical Engineer (11) , Technician (10) , Manager (9) , Manufacturing Engineer (9) , Program Manager (9) , Principal Systems Engineer (8) , Project Engineer (8) , Senior Software Engineer (8) , Project Manager (7) , Senior Engineer (7) , Embedded Software Engineer (6) , Engineer II (6)

What are the pros of working at Ball Aerospace according to real employee reviews?

"Most of the people I work with are great and competent." ((in 91 reviews)); "Good benefits and generally value people." ((in 88 reviews)); "Culture is great and morale in my area is generally high." ((in 52 reviews)); "company contributing 401K AND Pension (fully vested at 5 years)." ((in 25 reviews)); "good work life balance" ((in 20 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ball Aerospace according to real employee reviews?

"Constant organizational shuffles Senior leadership out of touch with what it actually takes to get work done Insufficient funding for IT resources" ((in 18 reviews)); "It is a magnet for bad managers." ((in 13 reviews)); "No training" ((in 11 reviews)); "Upper management seems disorganized" ((in 7 reviews)); "Layoffs always seem to be happening." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ball Aerospace layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ball Aerospace layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ball Aerospace in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Ball Aerospace locations?

Boulder , Broomfield , Westminster , Dayton , Denver , Fairborn , Lafayette , Albuquerque , Chantilly , Columbia , Thornton , Idaho Falls , Elgin , Long Grove , Saint Louis , New York , Boulder , Washington , Fayetteville , Aberdeen , Fort Worth , Minneapolis , Little Rock , Nashville , Fort Wayne , Hubbard , Fresno , Arvada , Wilmington , Beavercreek

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Ball Aerospace

Acquired by BAE Systems USA

Ball Aerospace reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(635 total reviews)

Dave Kaufman

75% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Ball Aerospace has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 635 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ball Aerospace 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

635 reviews

1.0

Jan 1, 2011

If this was the last resort before changing careers...

It support technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Demeaning attitude from IT managers. Little to no effort in providing any upward training unless you are a personal friend with a manger. Constantly being told how bad of a job your doing know matter how hard you work. Managers that rely on same people being be-little to do the managers jobs. Work load increases per lay-off so employee ends up doing up to 3 other former employees jobs plus their own. Free coffee when available...

Cons

Take the pros section and multiply times 2. Management nor Dave Taylor cares about the employees as long as the ends justifies the means.

4.0

Dec 13, 2010

Great benefits and many opportunities.

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

401k matching and profit sharing. Multiple benefits packages offered. One of the few defense contractors offering a pension. Highly competent and hard-working technical staff. Family friendly work environment. Opportunity to work on a wide array of technical projects with highly competent coworkers on your team.

Cons

Management is disroganized and at times disinterested in the personal needs and goals of the workers. Senior management suffers from a major lack of communication and limited vision for future opportunities. As onsite staff i sometimes get the feeling that I'm the redheaded stepchild of the company since there is such a large population at the regional Ball office. Once you get a job onsite, your potential for promotion seems to get limited.

4.0

Aug 17, 2010

Good company to work for, but entire industry is currently in a slump.

Engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a great and innovative company to work for. You are working with very smart and intelligent people. Everyone is very helpful and friendly.

Cons

The aerospace industry is currently hurting due to the bad economy, and because of this Ball is having a hard time finding enough work for their employees. Therefore they aren't hiring much currently.

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