AWE Reviews

3.1

48% would recommend to a friend

(584 total reviews)
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Nick Elliott

38% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

AWE has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 584 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AWE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace and defence industry (3.6 stars).

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584 reviews
1.0
3 Jun 2026

Non existent progression

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Pros

9 day fortnight Interesting work

Cons

Harassment and bullying of female staff is prolific within the business, especially science No current progression mechanism and the previous method was sexist and didn't enable women to progress in technical roles No female leadership in my entire management chain Lazy SLT who like to delegate their work but take credit when it comes to deliverables Continuation of the old boys club...

1.0
2 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible working Car parking is free

Cons

Wow, where to start. Perhaps the grand re org, simply a cut in staff numbers, unfortunately completely messed up by the company. Seven months and people still have no clarity. Next? The insane amount of stress piled onto the engineering teams, gifted with decades of underinvestment and under resourced yet expected to perform miracles. We all like a challenge but this is too much when coupled with unrealistic expectations. Benefits? Forget it there aren’t any worth mentioning anymore, all eroded. Promotions? Yes but based on who you know not what you now. Appraisals? Slog your guts out doing all manner of voluntary roles and get nothing. Avoid avoid avoid!

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