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BAE Systems Australia

4.0
  • 50,000 - 100,000 employees

BAE Systems Australia Reviews

Based on 209 surveyed graduates working at BAE Systems Australia. Read on to get an insider’s view on life as a graduate.
4.0
Based on 209 reviews

Pros & Cons

  • The support from mentors and coworkers has been amazing.
  • The culture is great. Where contractually allowed, people are able to work from home as much as they want.
  • The best thing about working for my company is the diversity of the work we complete.
  • There are plenty of opportunities for growth, development, and the chance to stand out and prove yourself by innovating new processes or techniques.
  • The 9-day fortnight is the best thing ever.
  • The graduate salary is not competitive when compared with other salaries for graduate engineers in defence.
  • Due to the organisation being so large it can be hard to see the results of your work as it may be passed on to a different department once a particular segment is completed and you may not get to see the final results of your work.
  • The nature of defence (NDAs, security classification, etc) makes learning about other things happening within the business difficult. It's still possible to learn by asking around, but the need to know makes it very difficult.
  • If you don't get into a rotational graduate stream, your opportunities for exposure to different parts of the company are limited.
  • Everything moves at a snail's pace. Too much admin work.

What Insiders Say

7.9
Career Prospects
7.9
Career Prospects
There are plenty of opportunities for growth, development, and the chance to stand out and prove yourself by innovating new processes or techniques.
7.5
Corporate Social Responsibility
7.5
Corporate Social Responsibility
The company runs some CSR events to help support external initiatives.
8.1
Culture
8.1
Culture
The culture is great. When contractually allowed, people are able to work from home as much as they want.
8.1
Diversity
8.1
Diversity
Those from minority communities are treated with the same respect that all other employees face. Regular inclusion events are held to maintain this safe working space for those who present or identify as a minority community, and I myself (as a member of the LGBTIQA+ community) have only felt warm and welcomed by my colleagues.
7.7
Satisfaction
7.7
Satisfaction
The work I do directly affects the Royal Australian Navy's fleet. Having a great deal of importance attached to your work makes the job much more satisfying and fulfilling.
8.4
Management
8.4
Management
They are very accessible. And they are superb mentors. I feel I know fairly accurately how I am performing, so that's a good indication of the strong feedback flow.
7.6
Office Work Environment
7.6
Office Work Environment
Great office space - most desks have 3 monitors.
7.8
Recruitment
7.8
Recruitment
The interview process was very straightforward and simple.
6.8
Salary
6.8
Salary
Pay is quite low, however the pay rises are quite substantial. Not too sure about bonuses at this stage.
8.0
Training
8.0
Training
The company has a bunch of training that can be completed. They also have guides and wikis on everything you could think of. Each graduate is also partnered up with a work buddy who works alongside you so that you can ask questions whenever needed. They have also set up continuous training sessions weekly for all employees, not just graduates. Graduates also have additional sessions and workshops for training.
8.8
Work Hours
8.8
Work Hours
Flexible work hours (9DFN and flexible hours)
7.2
Sustainability
7.2
Sustainability
The company is Toitu carbon zero certified and has been since 2019.