Does Collins Aerospace pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Collins Aerospace employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Collins Aerospace. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Collins Aerospace?

70% of Collins Aerospace employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Collins Aerospace 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Collins Aerospace?

Software Engineer (167) , Engineer (135) , Intern (100) , Systems Engineer (99) , Lead Engineer (94) , Manufacturing Engineer (90) , Associate Engineer (88) , Design Engineer (64) , Senior Software Engineer (63) , Technician (62) , Program Manager (61) , Project Manager (58) , Quality Engineer (58) , Manager (52) , Senior Lead Engineer (52)

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

"Good benefits that will tie you to the company for at least 2 years after you want to quit" ((in 424 reviews)); "Great people and a company that could have done great things if manager empowered employee." ((in 352 reviews)); "Good work life balance and good for who want to build career in avionics domain" ((in 343 reviews)); "The pay can be good hourly if you live there and work a minimum of 60 hours a week." ((in 313 reviews)); "Good culture and options to grow" ((in 197 reviews))

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

"Bad management and unethical behaviour which gets overlooked" ((in 189 reviews)); "low salary and not very engaged" ((in 104 reviews)); "Poor leadership and disjointed organizational structure" ((in 83 reviews)); "Recent layoffs in some divisions when industry is down overall" ((in 59 reviews)); "upper management is disconnected; managers grow to quickly and don't understand the business" ((in 50 reviews))

What are employees saying about Collins Aerospace layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Collins Aerospace layoffs and their outlook for job security at Collins Aerospace in 2026.

Collins Aerospace reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(4,771 total reviews)

Troy Brunk

65% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (4,771 reviews)

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Collins Aerospace has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,771 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Collins Aerospace employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Jun 19, 2025

Great WLB

Principal specialist, fp&a

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can work remotely Decent pay Great benefits

Cons

Often poor middle management Feel like a small piece of a large puzzle

4.0

Jun 19, 2025

It’s a defense contractor role

Senior electrical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable, good people, interesting products

Cons

So much red tape to cut, everything takes a long time, process heavy

2.0

Jun 18, 2025

Loss of authenticity and trust

Facilities project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Variety of and challenging projects.

Cons

Since the RTX acquisition leadership has loss and alignment with their stated core values. Their shift to an exclusively top down leadership approach with lack of transparsnent open communication during organizational changes devalues their individual contributors. Non competitive pay Too many layer of middle management. Loss of safety focus.

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