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      BAE Systems

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      BAE Systems reviews

      3.9

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (4,203 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 4,203 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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      4K reviews
      1.0
      Feb 7, 2026

      Avoid Digital Intelligence (Wireless Products Group) in Guildford at all costs

      Electronics engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - They'll hire pretty much anyone who knows what an FPGA is which make them a great stepping stone before going to somewhere you'd actually like to work. If you can handle being spoken to like you've just mastered the toilet, you can gleam a lot of knowledge from these guys. - Work life balance is great. - Hugely team dependent, but there are some genuinely nice people hidden away in the company (the team rhymes with pie).

      Cons

      - Toxic culture. It's baked into the wireless group at Guildford. It stems from the technical authorities at the top of the company and trickles down in the majority of people that are there. The Head of Wireless allows it because they're incredibly technically competent people; close to zero in terms of social skills or any sort of thought that you're a person at the end of the day. - Team dependent again, but regular scolding in stand-up meetings. - Support is generally available but you'll be made to feel like a simpleton by some middle-aged man who is involuntarily celibate. - Zero feedback or review process; it's seem as a waste of time and a tickbox exercise.

      4.0
      Feb 6, 2026

      Mature multinational for better or worse

      Software engineer team lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Mature corporate structure. Relationships are generally very professional. Lots of services available in a limited fashion for physio, counselling, etc. Services are separated by professional relationships such that there's normally someone you can talk to outside your team or reporting line about any issues. 9 day fortnight is borderline standard, flexible hours within the week are common and I didn't have any pushback scaling back to 4 days

      Cons

      Corporate structure is strictly hierarchical, with the day to day experience depending heavily on your reporting line. Top of the pyramid is highly bureaucratic and divorced from the realities of the technical work. Little influence on broader direction.

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