What BAE Systems makes cannot be bought by your average consumer—its customers are the armies, navies, air forces, and affiliated security and police agencies of the U.S. and its allies. Founded in 1999 by the merger of Marconi Electronic Systems and British Aerospace, BAE Systems, Inc. provides defense, aerospace, and security solutions worldwide. It provides services and products for air, land, space, and naval forces. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, BAE Systems, Inc. employs more than 40,000 across its major operations in the United States, United Kingdom, and Sweden, and generated 2023 sales of $13.6 billion. As BAE Systems is one of the top-ten suppliers to the U.S. Department of Defense, applicants should know that they might be working on projects that are literally “Top Secret”—be prepared for a thorough background check.