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BAE Systems USA President and CEO Tom Arseneault
Tom Arseneault
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  • "Good Benefits and good paid(in 312 reviews)
  • "Good workload and people there are great(in 270 reviews)
  • "Lots of flexibility and good pay compared to peers(in 207 reviews)
  • "Good work/life balance is attainable(in 107 reviews)
  • "Salary is good and on time.(in 79 reviews)
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    1. 3.0
      Dec 30, 2014
      Senior Accountant
      Former Employee, more than 5 years
      York, PA
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Well thought out and implemented systems & processes. Company size allows movement to other business units within the company. Many long term employees with great depth of knowledge.

      Cons

      Contracting business. Defense contractor that is totally dependent on government's decisions about where it chooses to spend defense dollars. Numerous re-organizations / management changes, each driving a new strategy. The feeling that upper management is disconnected and doesn't really know how to efficiently and cost effectively shrink costs.

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      1. 2.0
        Mar 4, 2020
        Übersetzer / Redakteur für Englisch
        Current Employee, more than 1 year
        Mount Laurel, NJ
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        You can pretty much make your own schedule and there are lots of opportunities for overtime

        Cons

        Office is terrible, the pay is worse. Benefits are decent but raises are negligible and salary is barely livable. Upper management is bloated and useless. Nearly all our projects and contracts run in the red

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        1. 5.0
          Oct 22, 2020
          Technical Project Manager
          Current Employee, less than 1 year
          Hill AFB, UT
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          -I have been in the work force for 20 years, and this is the best environment I have been in. Hill AFB location is prime, plus the people are absolutely amazing. So the balance that you have is refreshing. -The leadership is not only extremely knowledgeable, but engaged with you as well. Coming into a new position, Mr. Stevens was better than any of the sponsors I have had in the military. The upper management takes times to get to know you and make you feel welcome. -The benefits and the continuous learning is by far better than any company I have applied to. -The company loves to hire within. You can have your own 'Linkedin' style profile, and the company scans their employees before going outside the company. -It is challenging, but not stressful. In my short experience here, management ensures you understand what you are doing (and not in a condescending way)!! -This opportunity feels too good to be true and I hope it continues. The reviews I have read are many disgruntled people, but what I have witnessed is employees are paid what they are worth.

          Cons

          -This is the first time in my 40 years on this earth where I have felt leadership is killing it. If there are any issues in the other locations, hopefully they copy what is working here in Utah.

          1. 2.0
            Apr 14, 2015
            Anonymous Employee
            Former Employee, more than 5 years
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Benefits are average, some portions of the business have very positive personal growth potential. Dedicated professional staff keeps operations running in spite of leadership failures.

            Cons

            Poor executive and upper management leadership for several years has put the company in decline. Significant salary, benefits and job security declines over the last couple years with little end in sight. Ethical double standards for senior leaders abound and the Human Resources group feeds the problem.

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            1. 3.0
              Sep 4, 2008
              Operations Engineer
              Current Employee
              Greenlawn, NY
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Work/Life Balance is great. If you need to have a special schedule or time off this company is great. Great company to start a career at. Upper management at director level and above is very open to new ideas and programs. Company is supportive of employees continuing education with graduate work.

              Cons

              Career development is non-existent by management. Ability to transfer to another departments is also non existent. Middle management is more of an hinderance than a help. Pay scale is typical of any defense company. Promotions might take a while depending on department and manager. Work is not challenging. Company is not supportive of lateral career moves.

              1
              1. 5.0
                Jan 21, 2010
                Mechanical Engineer
                Former Employee
                Santa Clara, CA
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Great training program which is being continually improved. Good management who respect their employees. Managers that I worked with stressed doing work completely and correctly, as opposed to quickly leading to mistakes.

                Cons

                Occasionally direction from upper management was vague and did not make it down to the lower levels. The way they handled the RIF was horrendous and completely disorganized.

                1. 2.0
                  May 9, 2012
                  Technical Position
                  Current Employee
                  Herndon, VA
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Large Company, decent name, good benefits, large selection of work. Possibility of remote work if not assigned directly to office or customer

                  Cons

                  Upper management has changed over at least ten times in as many years and has basically been awful. Most come in for less than a year, disrupt everything, layoff critical personnel, and then take a buy out or leave for another company. Also, a complete 'good old boy network' in regards to promotions, reviews, and even who gets sponsored for security clearances. Complete short term mercenary outlook by most management.

                  3
                  1. 3.0
                    Aug 26, 2021
                    Geospatial technician
                    Former Employee, more than 3 years
                    Mount Laurel, NJ
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Good Benefits, good people to work with. Overall good environment

                    Cons

                    Upper Management was constantly lying to us and had no idea what they were doing most of the time

                    1. 2.0
                      Mar 26, 2014
                      Anonymous Employee
                      Former Employee, more than 5 years
                      Reston, VA
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      It's a big firm with lots of different types of opportunities - but taking advantage of those may involve relocation. Focus is mostly on hardware (e.g., building radios, refurbishing vehicles) rather than software (developing or integrating applications).

                      Cons

                      Middle and upper management do not understand that managing software development and contracts is different than hardware. Increasing pressure to cut overhead lead to significant outflow of technical capabilities and knowledge.

                      3
                      1. 2.0
                        Apr 29, 2014
                        Technical Intern
                        Former Intern, less than 1 year
                        Nashua, NH
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        The pay was good when I was there. Upper management was also at least trying to formally gain feedback from employees in order to get on the 'Great Place to Work' list.

                        Cons

                        Their values are not people-centric. You can still make an excellent profit with focusing on the benefit to people - employees, customers, everyone. While their model worked for them and many great companies in the past, BAE is not innovating fast enough in terms of their business, culture, and targeted markets. I interned with this company the summer right after high school and had an excellent time. I was invited back to work for the same manager the next summer. I hope I am not coming off too resentful, but this is coming from a person who was fired as an intern the exact day after I scheduled a sit-down with my manager to discuss branching out and using my time if I finished work early to dabble in different departments that were more applicable to my major. He brought me in the next day on a Friday and said that they found someone else to complete the work I was assigned. I actually knew other people in the company that knew my work ethic and they found me another position mid-summer, but this previous manager closed out my badge (even though he said he would keep it open for the summer in case I did end up finding another position) so the HR process would have taken too long before I had to go back to college. It's just disappointing and that should never happen.

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