BAE Systems Software Engineering Manager reviews

2.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(4 total reviews)
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Charles Woodburn

100% approve of CEO

19% positive business outlook

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4 reviews
1.0
Aug 3, 2023
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Pros

- A number, sadly dwindling, of excellent people - Decent work-life balance - Free coffee - I learned everything I know professionally in my early years at BAE

Cons

- A bloated management structure reminiscent of British Leyland c.1970, but somehow less innovative - Incoherent alignment with wider BAE strategy e,g. we were branded a cyber security firm, supporting BAES's wider value proposition, and then promptly divested ourselves of our cyber security capability - A focus on risk management at the expense of actually delivering value for customers - An over-reliance on certain 'stars' who play well in consultancy slideware but don't know how to deliver - Non-competitive salaries for mid-senior technical roles, and with it an inability to retain organisational knowhow

3.0
Jun 7, 2022
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Pros

Unparalleled job security, good non-salary benefits package, flexible/hybrid working now the norm, products that you can take pride in, a highly respected company to work for

Cons

Sluggish and bureaucratic, driven by bean-counting and allergic to any level of risk, which stifles innovation Failure to deal with poor staff performance, lots of people here for the easy ride. Managers don't define roles and responsibilities very well which means lots of people hide behind "that's not my job". Salary not as good as it used to be. Junior Managers especially in Engineering are under-appreciated and over-stretched for poor reward Poor strategic planning, everything is a tactical fire-fight.

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