Is BAE Systems USA a good company to work for?

BAE Systems USA has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,103 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at BAE Systems USA to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about BAE Systems USA have been left by employees working as Technical Intern III , Intern and Internship .

Does BAE Systems USA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BAE Systems USA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BAE Systems USA. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BAE Systems USA?

68% of BAE Systems USA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BAE Systems USA 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BAE Systems USA?

Software Engineer (107) , Engineer (77) , Systems Engineer (68) , Program Manager (58) , Senior Software Engineer (55) , Senior Systems Engineer (49) , Analyst (42) , Project Manager (41) , Mechanical Engineer (38) , Intelligence Analyst (36) , Financial Analyst (34) , Technical Intern III (34) , Intern (31) , Principal Systems Engineer (30) , Manager (27)

What are the pros of working at BAE Systems USA according to real employee reviews?

"Good Benefits and good paid" ((in 361 reviews)); "Lots of flexibility and good pay compared to peers" ((in 271 reviews)); "Good work/life balance is attainable" ((in 152 reviews)); "Salary is good and on time." ((in 96 reviews)); "Workplace and culture is great." ((in 79 reviews))

What are the cons of working at BAE Systems USA according to real employee reviews?

"Upper management is disconnected from daily operatons" ((in 77 reviews)); "Too many managers and too many levels of management." ((in 67 reviews)); "there are frequent layoffs." ((in 52 reviews)); "Overall poor pay and no bonuses" ((in 35 reviews)); "No training whatsoever." ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about BAE Systems USA layoffs in 2026?

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

What BAE Systems USA locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Stafford , Keyport , Denver , Rancho Bernardo , San Francisco , Boston , Clearfield , Binghamton , Merrimack , Phoenix

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BAE Systems USA reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(3,614 total reviews)

Tom Arseneault

76% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

BAE Systems USA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,614 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BAE Systems USA 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

4.0

Aug 20, 2008

Solving defense research problems in interesting ways

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Working in the defense research industry provides many interesting problems to solve. However, working at BAE Systems makes it interesting to solve the problems. Flexible hours are possible. Working strictly 9-5 is unnecessary, maybe arrive as early as 6am or as late as 10am. As long as you can complete your tasks in a timely manner, there is no "clock watching" to ensure that you are present.

Cons

Nearing project deadlines, you may need to work (potentially unpaid) overtime in order to complete the software product.

4.0

Jul 3, 2008

Good place to start a career.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Engineers are great mentors to younger engineers coming up the ranks. Young engineers get exposed to as many things that they can handle inside the company. This includes advanced topics like advanced communications, imagery, high speed cameras, SOA, enterprise architecture and radar equipment.

Cons

Very slow project movement and very wasteful with money. Projects aren't taken very seriously so a lot of time is wasted on bad projects. The leadership needs to shape up or the facility may go away. A majority of the workers are very old and do not like to put any effort into work.

2.0

Jun 23, 2008

Bring yourself out of the 1980's.

Principal electrical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Not a very demanding place to work, so it was easy to balance it with other activities. I was actually able to hold a second part-time consulting job on the side for about 6 months without really straining myself. Most of the engineers were pretty competent and nice people.

Cons

When I arrived at the company in 2003, it seemed like the company had its technical core hollowed out by about 15 years of steady layoffs. There were some very knowledgeable senior engineers and then there were a bunch of new guys. Some of the senior guys seemed to not care so much about whether or not any real work got done. Then again, many times our customers (the Army) didn't really seem to care. As long as the status reports were completed, everybody was happy. Pay raises were ridiculously low (<1%) even when you got very good performance reviews. In percentage terms, the cost-of-living-adjustment for social security was three times my raise one year. My manager was not amused when I pointed this out to him. Non-engineering areas (purchasing, quality, document control) were pretty abysmal. Some IT systems were extremely out of date and completely mismanaged.

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