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      BAE Systems

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      BAE Systems reviews

      3.9

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (4,207 total reviews)
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      Charles Woodburn

      80% 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 4,207 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
      2.0
      Jun 7, 2015

      Hardware Engineer

      Hardware engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people to work with. Professional staff with varied experiences. Immediate management was supportive. Flexible working arrangements allowed for a good family / work life balance.

      Cons

      Higher level management is not transparent, to the extent of almost being deceitful. Problems in the organization are not conveyed to staff at the engineering level. Lack of strong engineering leadership at the higher levels stemming from a lack of understanding of the end product. Greatly reduces the organizations ability to take technical risk and hence not entering into any risk/reward payoff.

      4.0
      Jun 6, 2015

      Current Employee

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Able to move positions within the company. Willing to train staff to progress their careers. Promotions and pay rises linked to performance reviews.

      Cons

      Unwilling to change bad processes which are not fit for purpose.

      3.0
      Jun 4, 2015

      Craft Supervisor

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There's alot of experience here, about 50 percent of the workforce has been here for 10 plus years. Constant work, if your hourly, overtime is almost always available. Very military friendly, majority of workforce is prior service, all branches welcome. Saftey is priority. Health benefits are great.

      Cons

      Lack of knowledge increases as you go up in the chain. Time served in the company isn't a direct reflection of what they know. Program management is more concerned with getting the ship out on PCD than taking the time to fix things the right way. Shops are close in proximity but miles apart on communication. Salaried employees work over 40 hours a week, but don't get paid for the extensive hours they work. Quality of new workers coming in is poor. Subcontractors are everywhere, in the way, delaying progress, and causing problems with everything they touch.

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