RTX reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(7,787 total reviews)
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Christopher T. Calio

61% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

RTX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,787 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The RTX employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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4.0
Jan 11, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

An abundance of state of the art engineering tools and information available for use. Access to in depth technical libraries and guidelines. An abundance of training is available and it is widely encouraged for individuals to partake in the many opportunities available each year.

Cons

There is a large abundance of bureaucracy at Raytheon. It is difficult to follow a strictly technical career path since project engineering skills (slide show skills) are more highly regarded than technical skills, in terms of career advancement. Work is departmentalized and partitioned by function encouraging "specialists".

2.0
Jan 6, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Defense sector's boom and busts are not necessarily correlated to other industries boom and bust times

Cons

Maybe stuck using very old software technologies. May not have access to the internet from your desk. Raytheon is such a huge company, it's difficult to give advice that applies to all locations and job titles... For software in El Segundo, you have to realize that Raytheon is not a software company so everything lags: technology, knowledge, compotence, opportunities, expertise, best practices, you name it. Moreover, line management lacks the skills to make organizational improvements in these areas -- really, they are just trying to stay afloat. Ratings are political. Advice I got which made sense: if you are a hard core patriot who wants to defend his country, then this could be the place for you. Otherwise, you need to weigh the tradeoffs and decide if this postion is your best choice. Also, if you were a woman in the software area, you could greatly benefit from the 'good ol gal' management structure that was created -- it was very, very strong...

4.0
Jan 5, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits including many health insurance options, vision, dental, short/long term disability. I am fotunate to work with a lot of younger employees who make the work environment a fun place to come to every day. The 9/80 workweek which is an option at most facilities is great, having every other Friday off is the best! They will also pay for graduate courses.

Cons

I've been working at Raytheon for over a year now and not once have I received a "good job" or any type of acheivement award. The first year is all about completing your six sigma project which many departments don't take too seriously. Doesn't seem easy to get promoted but there are plenty of internal jobs to tranfer to all around the country/world.

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