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

3.0
8 Oct 2025
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
7 Apr 2026
Recommend
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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
9 June 2026
Recommend
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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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