Our people make everything we do possible. In return, we support your financial, physical, and mental wellbeing - with flexible options that matter to you and your family.
Life isn't always predictable, so our benefits are designed to support you at every stage of your journey with us. We’re proud to foster an inclusive culture where you can thrive, grow your career, and use your unique talents to help keep Australia safe.
From day one, you’ll have access to industry-leading development, career advancement, and meaningful, purpose-driven work. No matter your background or career stage, you’ll find opportunities and support to do work you’re proud of - all within a culture built on safety, respect, and shared values.
Built around you
Your financial wellbeing
In addition to a competitive salary and an annual salary review, we offer several other financial benefits to our employees.
- Company shares
- Salary packaging
- Novated lease vehicles and electric bicycles
- Corporate discounts on travel, accommodation, banking and more
Your health
You and your family will have access to a range of services and benefits to assist with your health and wellbeing.
- Free flu shots
- Discounts and offers on eye checks and spectacles through our partnership with SpecSavers
- Fitness Passport
- Discounted health insurance
- Employee Assistance Program - free, confidential counselling service available to our employees and their immediate family members to provide support for a wide range of personal, financial, lifestyle and career related concerns.
Your career
We provide you with the tools and support so you can develop your own unique career plan, whichever life stage you’re at. We offer on-the-job training, mentoring, leadership programs and structured training and development opportunities - as well as encourage ‘squiggly’ career moves across our business that provide new opportunities and possibilities.
- Development
Wherever you are in your career, we’ll support your growth with tools, training, and flexibility to shape your own path. From on-the-job learning and leadership programs to mentoring and over 500 e-learning courses, we make development part of everyday work.
- Annual awards
Each year we acknowledge the exceptional ideas and achievements of our employees and industry partners and customers who have developed outstanding new and innovative ways to shape BAE Systems and contribute towards our global success.
- Trades awards
The Apprentice, Tradesperson & Team Leader Awards Scheme - also known as the Trade Awards - is a recognition program designed to promote and celebrate excellence among our trades workforce.
- Performance recognition
We recognise employees who go above and beyond - driving success, improving outcomes, or living our values. Through our Employee Spotlight Awards, anyone can nominate a colleague or team, with top nominees considered for Quarterly Outstanding Achievement Awards across three categories: living our behaviours, delivering for our customer, and putting safety first.
- Service recognition
We formally acknowledge our employees for their contribution by awarding a service recognition award upon reaching service anniversaries.
- Embracing inclusion
We value the unique skills and perspectives our people bring and we're committed to building an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong. Our behaviours bring our values to life—guiding how we work, support each other, and make decisions every day. They help create an inclusive, positive environment where everyone can thrive—and are what we look for in anyone joining our team.
Your lifestyle
We offer a range of flexible work options to help progress your career while balancing the other important elements of your life.
Informal and formal flexibility arrangements are available including part-time work, condensed hours (9-day fortnight) and hybrid working. In addition to the standard annual leave, sick leave and long service leave provisions, we offer a range of ‘Flexibility@BAE Systems’ enhancements to support important life and cultural events.
Parental and adoption leave
All parental leave types will be accessible from six months of service.
- Paid primary carers leave: 22 weeks (increasing to 26 weeks from 1 July 2026)
- Paid partner leave: 4 weeks
- Paid secondary carer leave: 12 weeks
Fertility and pregnancy loss leave
- Paid fertility treatment leave
- Paid leave for pregnancy loss for stillbirth / miscarriage
Additional leave
- Additional personal leave: Up to 5 days
- Purchased leave: Up to 4 weeks
- Personal/sick leave: 5 additional days after 12 months of service
- Getting married leave: 3 days
- Sorry business leave: Up to 5 days
- Volunteer leave: 2 days
- Military leave to support ADF reservists
- Other leave for study, donating blood, emergency services, sporting representation and jury duty.
Social clubs
Social clubs provide a great way to meet and get to know your co-workers from other teams at your work location, as well as provide a touch of work-life balance. Clubs are coordinated by committees of energetic and passionate volunteers who organise a variety of events and activities for employees throughout the year. You will find information at your site on how to join one of our clubs:
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Trades workforce
Our workforce thrives on the contributions of trainees, apprentices, skilled tradespeople and dedicated team leaders. If your role is covered by an enterprise agreement (EA) you may be entitled to specific and additional leave types and benefits. Refer to the terms and conditions of your EA and consult with your line leader or contact the People Hub on 1300 223 457 for more information.
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