Is Boeing a good company to work for as a System Engineer?

System Engineer professionals working at Boeing have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 486 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Boeing employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open System Engineer Jobs at Boeing now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineer interview questions at Boeing .

Does Boeing pay System Engineer employees well?

System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Boeing with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 486 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineer salaries at Boeing.

How happy are System Engineer professionals working at Boeing?

78% of System Engineer employees at Boeing would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 23% in the past 12 months. System Engineer professionals have also rated Boeing with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Boeing?

Software Engineer (625) , Engineer (521) , Systems Engineer (491) , Project Manager (275) , Intern (227) , Procurement Agent (216) , Manufacturing Engineer (208) , Financial Analyst (207) , Mechanical Engineer (186) , Manager (174) , Industrial Engineer (171) , Design Engineer (145) , Programme Analyst (138) , Senior Software Engineer (133) , Senior Manager (107)

What are the pros of working at Boeing according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are Great and are the main reason Boeing gets away with how they treat employees" ((in 3451 reviews)); "pretty flexible and good work life balance" ((in 1391 reviews)); "Pay is good and they have more people than they should for each team often times" ((in 1234 reviews)); "There are a lot of great people that are very down to earth that I enjoyed working with." ((in 981 reviews)); "professional growing and good salary" ((in 386 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Boeing according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and gratitude is not always shown towards those who work hard and go the extra mile." ((in 958 reviews)); "Don't worry if you get a good or bad manager because it will change in time." ((in 520 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and Outsourcing to vendors" ((in 448 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of accountability at a high and medium levels of management." ((in 303 reviews)); "very stressful and poor upper management" ((in 180 reviews))

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Boeing System Engineer reviews

3.6

78% would recommend to a friend

(486 total reviews)

Kelly Ortberg

83% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

Systems Engineer employees have rated Boeing with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 486 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Boeing is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

486 reviews

3.0

Jul 11, 2025

Company needs to change to survive

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits, smart people, good company overall.

Cons

very old-style management, not innovating anymore. very slow to be promoted.

4.0

Jul 10, 2025

Stable, predictable Boeing

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable work. Interesting technology and industry

Cons

Repetitive work. Slow business growth and slow career growth.

1.0

Jul 3, 2025

Toxic

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Life Balance Bupa Plenty of safety briefs

Cons

Like working for in factory with all the rules and time watching, add in a military base on top. The most toxic work culture ever seen in your life Under hand bullying tactics, anything to scramble up the ladder

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