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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 11 years ago in Burlington, MA
Lead Engineer

"It a good experience"

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Dee defense work for the design and development"

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

"At present, this company is not in a position to hire anyone and it will take some time to start hiring the employess."

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

"Defense cuts laid off people"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Defense work to distributed to various divisions and make the company more stable regarding the employment"

Application Systems Architect

"Dont know what to say"

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Environment"

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

"Be down to earth"

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

"Some management was overbearing"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to those under you"

Principal Software Engineer

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"The WIN-T Radio Platform System was a very interested job to work on, it invovled encrypted radio transmission done by soldiers in the field. It was good to know that we were helping them to better defend our country."

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

"BAE beleived in spiral software development. My role was that when funding opened up for the next spiral I would be moved there with a new team and act as the bridge between spirals. Therefore I never got to follow my work done to completeion."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management at BAE needs to develope better communication skilled - they are not trusted by the workers on the florr."

Mechanical Design Engineer

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Good salary and over time"

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

"No benefits"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give benefits"

Leadman

"For the most part Bae Systems is rated in my opinion as a CareerBliss, but with layoffs."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Trust and availabilty to learn more each day and the training is very good."

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

"Be patient but and open mind for growth."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Crosstrain more."

LAN Administrator

"I truly enjoyed my time with BAE. It was the best place I have worked so far. BAE lost the contract and sue to me being out on medical leave I chose to stay with the winners (CSC, as a sub) very bad choice."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"I loves the opportunity for growth and how you did not have to know all skillsets for a position, they are willing to train and have tuition reimbursement. I love being invested in as an employee it makes me want to give my all to my job knowing I am constanly rewarded and secure. The PTO was awesome, benefits were great."

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

"Just be open to new opportunity, dont be afraid to step out of the box and give your all to your job. A company is only what the employees make of it! Make success happen."

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

"I truly have no complaints except that we lost that contract to CSC."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Dont be afraid to hire someone who does not have all the skills you are seeking, invest in a person that is dedicated and committed to the success of your business."

Manufacturing Manager

"Very good tool to have to critique employers"

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"the people and the products"

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

"regard safety as the top priority and each idividual is responsible"

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

"the politics and favoritism"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"open up the communication link as there are some great ideas in the trenches"

Senior Web Developer

"Informative"

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"work enviroment"

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

"some of the management"

Facilities Tradesperson Specialist

"Wonderful place to work!!"

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"It allowed me to grow and develop in areas of electrical requirment, load calculations, and all out building maintenance. No daw was ever the same and I loved being challanged and being able to overcome anyhing put before me."

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

"Be real, honest, and don't try to lie about the knowledge you have. What you know is what is important, not what you tell them you know."

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

"As a defence contractor, they liked to sub-contract alot of wotk out. While I would love to have kept the work inhouse, I also understand that sometimes things need to be subs to keep things on schedule and on time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None. My boss was great and I will always have kind works for my boss Dan."

Senior Software Test Engineer

"Reasonable place to work."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"It was steady."

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

"Too much micromanaging occasionally."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Let the workers do the job."

Senior Buyer

"This is a good menthod of getting to know something about an applicant before calling them for an interview."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"I love with the company does to serve the troops of this great nation."

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

"There is no room for advancement"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give more women the chance for advanvement"

Principal Electrical Engineer

"I loved working at BAE Combat Systems"

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Great poeple and the work helps our troups"

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

"Have in writing a contract."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do not let HR decide who goes out with a layoff"

Senior Provisioning Analyst

"The people are probably the most congenial that I have ever worked with and the internal cooperation fantastic."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Friendly flexible work environment"

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

"It's actually a great company"

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

"Uneasy about the program budgeting processes"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make better long range budget comittments to give employees a better sense of security"

Inventory Control Supervisor

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

"Clean back ground, technical expertise"

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

"Instability"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to floor workers"

Senior Hardware Engineer

"The layoff, 85% of the employees, came out of the blue. For 15% gain the hurt was bad because of the down turn of the economy."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Very good, friendly and dedicated technicians and floor workers; some of the best I ever saw."

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

"One may be able to break barrier."

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

"Management insensitive to improvement suggestions; unless it comes from them it is not acceptable, great paradigm."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Remedy the above."

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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