BAE Systems Graduate Development Engineer reviews

4.2

71% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)
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Charles Woodburn

72% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Graduate Development Engineer employees have rated BAE Systems with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Graduate Development Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. BAE Systems is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Graduate Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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32 reviews
5.0
Jan 24, 2026

Great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Learn a lot and cool projects

Cons

Salary is slightly lower than some competitors but also better than average

2.0
Nov 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A good place to start your career Large variety of projects

Cons

Graduates seemed to be hired without consideration of what role they'll actually do, I ended up having no direction / manager for the first few days at the company and now find myself in a role that does not really fit my skillset and in a team that doesn't seem to be enjoying themselves. Morale is very low and it seems that every task I undertake, is arbitrarily slowed down by out-dated processes that suck any sense of satisfaction out of the job I'm doing. I don't get why it seems that I have to relentlessly pester to get absolutely anything done, I get that people are busy but there is still a lingering culture of ignoring new starters even when the work they are doing clearly demands attention. The sale of F35, even if indirectly to Israel is extremely hard, if not impossible to justify as the war progresses and I've found myself circling around the ethical dilemma more than ever before.

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