BAE Systems Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Engineering manager until my position was eliminated due to DoD cutbacks"

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"I enjoy the hands on work environment and the freedom to do my job"

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

"The plant I work in is scheduled to close in the next two to three months so this location is not hiring."

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

"This company and other defense contractors work at the mercy of 1 year DoD contracts"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Seek long term contracts so you can plan better for employees and keeping plants open"

"Pleasant working environment, great solving problems, build relationships."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Great Culture & community outreach. Great support for family and schools locally."

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

"no, Interviewing goes well when jobs are available, even during layoffs."

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

"Reduction in force--- layoffs due to economy. Hard conditions when layoff looms."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None... Gov't Defense Budget economy needs commercial fallback... new commercial segment at Santa Clara facility."

"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."

"I liked working for BAE Systems, I was able to complete all tasked assigned"

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"being able to support customers and travel to differant locations"

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

"Always give a 100% effort, ensure that you have achieved customer satifaction"

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

"Waiting for my next task, and being away from home"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to support your employies and be honest and truthful"

"Enjoyable work environment constructing training material."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Team environment and work performed for military clients was exciting."

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

"Work hard and ask questions if you get stuck to use time wisely."

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

"Wanted to get into 3D work but contracts prevented it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to a lot more time for research and training."

"great at first then bad"

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"the worker bees are kind. nice and very helpful to have around"

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

"do not interview with the company they will slowy remove all of your benefits"

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

"benefits have taken and nose dive over the last couple of years"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"be honest about all things you are doing for the company as well as for the people"

"Overall it was good I learned alot and liked the people I worked with."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Most of the people were great, interesting technology, high rate of change on the program"

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

"Have a plan in place for your exit. Transfer internally as soon as possible."

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

"Strong disconnect between program and company objectives. Tools developed internally were not controled or maintained, seemed as if they were developed to meet a company or directorate objective and then forgotten."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"If you want to grow good people, you have to spend time to get to know your people."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"The work environment, caring supervision, opportunities for advancement, and work feedback."

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

"Do your best to answer every question in a detail way not forgetting to mention every possible skill that may be of interest to them."

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

"Ok, I honestly cannot think of anything significant I dislike about working here."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Again, I thought the did a superb job as a company, they were well structured."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Nurturing atmosphere; Great group of engineers to work with; Agile processes"

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

"Ask for long-term roadmap,i.e., what future projects are on the horizon"

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

"The division hasn't won any new contracts lately. Lack of long-term roadmap"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better manage Research and Development to win more projects for the company"

"I really enjoyed working for BAE systems, however, I was young at the time and not ready to sit behind a desk for 8 hours a day."

"Good company to work for."

"BAE is a great place to work at."