Sr. Systems Engineer I - Senior Systems Engineer I RTX Employee Review

3.0
May 9, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible schedule - 9/80, but anyone can flex their hours as long as you get 80 hours in each pay period. Decent starting compensation - 20% raise over Lockheed Martin for same job grade. Good benefits - good health insurance options. Job security- when positions go away, the company helps find another job and keeps engineers on overhead as long as it takes.

Cons

Cube farm - huge rooms subdivided into aisles of 4 person cubicles. Lack of leadership - unclear and inconsistent goals. Several programs are perpetually behind schedule and over budget. No accountability - you can be a star and get lots done or coast... nobody notices or cares either way Subpar merit increases - 2% even for high contributors... bad move. Mediocre and overpriced food - food services provided by Eurest

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