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      Good pay, nice enough people, not enough science - Principal Scientist BAE Systems Employee Review

      3.0
      Oct 8, 2025
      Principal scientist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great pay Most of the people are nice Good work-life balance

      Cons

      Not enough support for emerging tech/low TRL work Difficulty developing customer opportunities Less than stellar support from senior management Lots of middle management High overhead costs makes us expensive on proposals, leading to less work

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      5.0
      May 23, 2026
      Systems engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people and pay, 401k benefits.

      Cons

      Tough work environment and difficult work load.

      4.0
      Jun 9, 2026
      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great culture, lots of modernization efforts.

      Cons

      Changing of the guard difficulties but that’s across all contractors.

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