BAE Systems Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Excellent benefits, including support for my PhD, which they are paying 100%."

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

"Company is not hiring at this time, we need to get contracts in first."

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

"Many of the recent changes have not been for the better. I think the company should try to grow the business in commercial opportunities but they are staying with Govt. only."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"See prior answer regarding commercial opportunities. We are too focused on Govt. only and missing out on many opportunities to grow elsewhere, especially in a shrinking Govt. market."

"A lot of formality that reduced or slowed down the productivity."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"A lot of people were able to adapt to different personalities and characters/levels."

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

"Get to know one or two people already employed and asked them a lot of questions, especially about the future boss."

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

"So many people made it very difficult to become familiar with all the coworkers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep the groups at a reasonable size so that formalities go away."

"Worked there for almost 2 years. Great benefits and compensation."

"Great place to work with matching 401k. The opportunity to work on diverse projects with the DOD is wonderful. The learning is self-motivated and types of work diverse. The company focuses on replacing higher-paid technical staff with college grads and new hires to preserve the project budget. Surviving between projects can prove challenging for higher paid skillsets."

"Web developer who enjoys providing superb customer service and support."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"I loved working at the company, as it provided excellent leadership, admirable management, and a superb employee benefits package."

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

"Just relax and be yourself. When speaking to the interviewer, let your skills, knowledge, experience, and personality shine throughout the interview."

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

"Unfortunately, the contracts I support were no longer available and I could not secure another position while on company overhead."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Lead by example. Embrace your staff with constant support and encourage each of them to seek training and grow within their careers and the company."

"I really enjoyed working at BAE systems as they exposed me to the world of the defense industry and gave me the experience necessary to further my career in the engineering field effectively."

"I have been with BAE Systems for 3 years. The work environment is very relaxed and the projects are very much on the cutting edge of technology. Depending on your role you get to do a lot of interesting algorithm development. The environment is somewhat anti social but the work ethic is great."

"I've worked at BAE systems for around 2 years and find the culture very accommodating and my co-workers are a pleasure to be around. Our management strives to give us everything we need and communicate very effectively with our team on our issues."