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 4,117 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at BAE Systems USA to a friend and 60% 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 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BAE Systems USA?

69% 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 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BAE Systems USA?

Software Engineer (107) , Engineer (78) , Systems Engineer (69) , Program Manager (58) , Senior Software Engineer (55) , Senior Systems Engineer (49) , Analyst (42) , Project Manager (41) , Mechanical Engineer (39) , Intelligence Analyst (36) , Financial Analyst (34) , Technical Intern III (34) , Intern (31) , Principal Systems Engineer (30) , Manager (28)

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

"Good Benefits and good paid" ((in 356 reviews)); "Lots of flexibility and good pay compared to peers" ((in 277 reviews)); "Good work/life balance is attainable" ((in 154 reviews)); "Salary is good and on time." ((in 91 reviews)); "Workplace and culture is great." ((in 78 reviews))

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

"Upper management is disconnected from daily operatons" ((in 76 reviews)); "Too many managers and too many levels of management." ((in 70 reviews)); "there are frequent layoffs." ((in 50 reviews)); "Better communication and diversity would help." ((in 26 reviews)); "Senior management is completely out of touch with the employees." ((in 23 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 are the top reviewed BAE Systems USA locations?

Nashua , San Diego , Washington , McLean , Endicott , Arlington , York , Austin , Wayne , Santa Clara , Rockville , Sterling Heights , Norfolk , Minneapolis , Fort Wayne , Hudson , Merrimack , Herndon , Reston , Mount Laurel , Hill AFB , San Jose , Jacksonville , Greenlawn , Radford , Burlington , Louisville , Fort Worth , Cedar Rapids , Broomfield

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BAE Systems USA reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(3,627 total reviews)

Tom Arseneault

75% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

BAE Systems USA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,627 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Jun 7, 2024

BAE Systems Inc Space and Mission Systems layoffs

System administrative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ball Aerospace was a fabulous place to work until acquisition.

Cons

Ball Aerospace was a fabulous place to work. This has changed with BAE acquisition, layoffs under way.

1.0

Jun 5, 2024

Toxic

Technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits and the lower level technicians

Cons

the leadership above supervisors is toxic.

3.0

May 24, 2024

Classic "we care" company

Test director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was a good way to get my foot in the door of the contracting community but that's about the only benefit

Cons

Not sure where the whole "good pay" thing I keep seeing in the pro's is coming from, BAE employees at wallops island are underpaid an average of 10k for all positions except for higher management. Classic "we care" company when in reality you are simply a number to them. They screwed with my pay and then tried to chastise me when I put my 2 weeks notice in as if I had betrayed them. They WILL expect you to bend over backwards to accommodate their work requests. Which is fine to a point but if you let them they will simply become more demanding with no compensation. Good luck not getting thrown under the bus by upper management, they tried to do that to me not even a month after giving me employee of the month. Luckily I had proof of my innocence. After that the person who tried to throw me under the bus continued to try and make my life difficult. Don't expect them to hire legitimately qualified people. They hired an individual for a communications related job.....the individual spoke virtually no English.

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Jobs at BAE Systems USA

Network Administrator

Stennis Space Center, MS

Wright Patterson AFB, OH

$61K - $104K /yr

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Administrative Assistant III