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 (623) , 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?

"Great benefits (immediately vesting 401k with 100% company match up to 10% salary) and WLB" ((in 3451 reviews)); "pretty flexible and good work life balance" ((in 1404 reviews)); "Pay is good and they have more people than they should for each team often times" ((in 1236 reviews)); "There are a lot of great people that are very down to earth that I enjoyed working with." ((in 975 reviews)); "Company wise is good and Salary will be paid on time" ((in 383 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 956 reviews)); "Don't worry if you get a good or bad manager because it will change in time." ((in 505 reviews)); "Periodic and frequent layoffs during first 7" ((in 454 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of accountability at a high and medium levels of management." ((in 308 reviews)); "very stressful and poor upper management" ((in 181 reviews))

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

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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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486 reviews

3.0

Feb 17, 2026

Generally a good place to work

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive salary, best benefits in the industry. Good work/life balance.

Cons

Very traditional aerospace culture, lack of innovation. Difficult to obtain software and tools to do your job. A lot of hurry up and wait.

3.0

Jan 29, 2026

Corporate America

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and can sped your career here switching jobs

Cons

Pay isn’t great, very politicsl

4.0

Jan 23, 2026

Good company, good culture, processes need improvement

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

managers listen, good benefits, usually not too much pressure depending on your role, cool projects

Cons

All depends on your role, some get stuck with peculiar scope of work based on Boeing processes that don’t always add value. Office politics trying to maintain teams work scope when other teams don’t want you to get involved

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