Good place to start, difficult to grow - Senior Systems Engineer BAE Systems USA Employee Review

3.0
Mar 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Flex hours 2. Company's access to a variety of software tools and educational materials 3. Good people with good technical and ethic standards

Cons

1. Constant reshuffling of mid and top management. Resulting no clear vision for product lines and constant confusion. My boss's switched 4 times in one year and I never met any of them in person. 2. No career growth for junior/mid-level engineers. No matter how hard one works, their compensation is virtually identical to a regular performer. 3. Management loves to talk and make promises, but can not carry them through. 4. Too many companies encapsulated in a big company. One would have to break many barriers just to get something done, very detrimental to growth. 5. Legacy company cultures tend to be defensive. Poor work sharing and career mentoring.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

My pros are my manager and team coworkers. Outside of that not really a fan. I do well at what I do.

Cons

Honestly, ever since new management has come for the upper VPs and directors, a lot has shifted for the negative. Feels very micromanaging when we were told we were doing fine at home and there was no reason to have us come back in the office. Now suddenly we’re being forced back to the office. Other departments and I don’t really get along because there’s a bunch of petty people just trying to get others in trouble and all I’m doing is trying to do my job. Where I am at, everyone just talks all day and then complains about how much work they have.

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