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25%
49%
21%
5%
1%
3.9
Average Rating
(based on 463 BAE Systems Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.7
Growth Opportunities
3.4
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
3.9
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
3.8
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"As far as direct management goes, I feel that BAE shines with communication and directness with employees. My supervisor cares about my happiness and career development, and I work on a highly capable team of intelligent individuals. Upper management has some work to do with transparency and willingness to inform employees when major company changes are to happen."
Posted 10 years ago in Burlington, MA
Staff Engineer

"Good place to work"

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Interesting Projects."

Senior Procurement Quality Engineer

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Great Technical challenges"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be sincere and cool-headed."

What don't you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Restrictive mangement philosophies"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Sensitivity training"

Intern

"I don't think that this information should be required when applying for a job."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"It was a friendly working environment. I liked the openness of the employees."

What don't you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Right after my internship was up there was a huge firing phase and lots of people lost their jobs."

Systems Engineer

"Unchallenged Engineer"

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"The work done at BAE helps with the defense of our country and troops which is something I respect and enjoy."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just to be honest, and know what you want to do."

What don't you like about working at BAE Systems?

"There is limited career growth for Engineers and I don't feel that I am being challenged."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management needs to stop focusing strictly on paperwork, and numbers. They should be listening to the Engineers as to why things did or didn't work. That will help prevent things from going wrong in the future."

Staff Systems Engineer

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"The pay was adequaye"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"BAE Systems is a big company and like all big companies there are good and bad Land and Armaments is not a professional organization although some parts like EI& S are"

What don't you like about working at BAE Systems?

"The divsion I was in was always deing jerked around by other disivsion and no synergy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make the Trainign division its own boss. Instead of just training BAE products allow them seek other opportunities in Orlando."

Engineer

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"How challenging it was."

Software Engineer

"Out of four professional, post-college jobs, ENSCO was probably the best job I've had yet. The only reason I am not still there is because of company cutbacks due to a lack of work due to the economy. Otherwise I rank job security there an A. They really try their best to find new projects and retain good workers."

Member of Technical Staff

"Good."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Competent management."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be confident when presenting yourself."

What don't you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Excellent work environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep doing a good work."

Program Manager

"BAE is trying to survive, like everybody else."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"23 days vacation (PTO)."

Operations Manager

"Very honest"

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"The challenges of making decisions that affect thousands of peoples work lives everyday"

What don't you like about working at BAE Systems?

"There are a lot of senior managers and sometimes it seems like they all don't communicate very well"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Reach across all lines of business and work on common practices"

Senior Systems Engineer

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"The ability to travel internationally."

What don't you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Getting laid off and BAE not being pro-active in assisting me to get another job."

Web Developer

"The job was ok, workers nice but stale in knowledge, easily laid off."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Every other Friday off"

What don't you like about working at BAE Systems?

"The people in my department had been there at least 20 years and were not knowledgable with new technologies."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Encourage the websites to take on newer technologies, and not always 'blue'."

Software Developer

"Lack of Motivation by Colleagues"

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Interesting Projects,"

What don't you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Lack of Motivation by Colleagues."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Push employees to work harder."

Mechanical Engineering Intern

"Good place to hang."

BAE Systems Reviews FAQs

Is BAE Systems a good company to work for?

BAE Systems has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 463 BAE Systems Review Ratings left anonymously by BAE Systems employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 94% of employees would recommend working at BAE Systems.

Does BAE Systems pay their employees well?

BAE Systems employees earn $80,000 annually on average, or $38 per hour, which is 21% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 98 BAE Systems employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find BAE Systems Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at BAE Systems?

94% of employees would recommend working at BAE Systems with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated BAE Systems 3.7 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.4 for Growth Opportunities and 3.9 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at BAE Systems?

According to our data, the highest paying job at BAE Systems is a Database Developer at $330,000 annually. Browse BAE Systems Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at BAE Systems?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at BAE Systems is a Machine Operator at $16,000 annually. Browse BAE Systems Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at BAE Systems?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at BAE Systems to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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