Pros
Collins has a great heritage grown from industry leading companies like: Kaiser, ARINC, Rockwell, B/E Aerospace, Flight Aware, Rockwell Collins, Goodrich, UTC, FlightAware, etc. and now a part of Raytheon Technologies. Over 70,000 employees designing, developing and manufacturing flight critical components makes it one of if not the best aerospace company in the world and globally recognized as such. Collins provides the “standard” aerospace benefits such as company sponsored medical/dental/vision, 5% 401k match, 3 weeks PTO, etc. Big perks are the winter holiday shut down and annual company contribution to medical HSA (since they have such a high deductible plan).
Cons
Company is very process driven and requires lots of management and executive approvals. Sometimes it gets ridiculous on how many layers of approvals are needed. All the reviews are for risk mitigation and thinking of all the things that can go wrong but never really do. In a company this large, I get the need for die diligence. However there should be more empowerment for business leaders to make decisions and be accountable rather than have to review everything. Challenge is for organic growth. Since the company grew through acquisitions, unsure how much entrepreneurial spirit exists. Collins seems more focused on bottom line operations rather than innovation.
