Good place to start a career - Anonymous employee BAE Systems Employee Review

3.0
Sep 6, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible hours - Friendly team members - Lots of opportunities to learn from experienced staff members - Good canteen - Sharescheme - Safe and secure job - OK pension

Cons

- below inflation annual pay rises - little to no development path - unclear promotion requirements - short sighted planning - old outdated IT systems - cliquey culture within some in senior management

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5.0
Apr 7, 2026
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Pros

There is a lot of opportunities for promotion if you stay the course and stand out a strong candidate.

Cons

Depending on the program you are working for, the work load can be overwhelming at times.

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4.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great culture, lots of modernization efforts.

Cons

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

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