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      BAE Systems

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      BAE Systems reviews

      3.9

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (4,221 total reviews)
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      Charles Woodburn

      81% 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 4,221 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
      4.0
      May 7, 2019

      High tech planes, low tech infrastructure

      Global mobility manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      good benefits including bonus, shares, holiday, and special leave. Lots of diversity groups to be involved with.

      Cons

      The internal systems are many years out of date, there is no flexible working execpt by formal request. Difficult to obtain a higher salary or career progression outside of engineering. Seems like an "old boys club" where who you know will get you places and otherwise you're stuck.

      4.0
      May 5, 2019

      Good place to work, a lot of dead wood though

      Systems engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I love my job. I joined as an apprentice at 16. Have 8 years as shop floor. A few years as a junior engineer and now a senior systems engineer.

      Cons

      There are a lot of employees ‘cruising’ who have been given pay/grade rises in the past when really they should never have received them. And now we’ll under perform for the amount they are paid. This is currently halting the progression of many younger and motivated employees due to the outdates ‘dead mans shoes’ system of grading. Progression in terms of not only pay, but also responsibility and aspirations.

      3.0
      May 2, 2019

      Decent workplace

      Product engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay when compared to peers

      Cons

      Being a big company, things do not move quick enough. Getting the smallest of things takes ages for the process to complete Innovation is expected but the freedom to try new ideas is not present as security policies restrict everything Hardware and software need a major upgrade

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      Thank you for taking the time to leave a balanced review of your time with us. We value all of the reviews we receive, and will communicate your concerns back to our leadership team for review. Many thanks
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