RTX Systems Engineering reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(425 total reviews)
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Christopher T. Calio

37% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Systems Engineering employees have rated RTX with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 425 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. RTX is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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425 reviews
1.0
Sep 14, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Get to work on some very high level and profile projects. Lots of opportunities for graduating college students cause lets face it they can hire you for peanuts. Company is in charge of a number of different projects and programs so a lot going on. Decent benefits package.

Cons

Company treats engineering staff like fast food workers, and just throws bodies at a program. HR doesn't seem to know when to turn off hiring as you will constantly see new faces showing up in your department with everyone looking at them like we didn't ask for anyone new. At that point they will they lay off a ton of workers because there are too many bodies versus the amount of work. Their review process is a joke as it is setup that you cannot refute anything that is said in it, which is what they want because as long as they want you, you will get reviews saying how everything you are doing is fine or great. The second you get a bad review, which will come out of no where, start looking for a new job because you have been pre-marked for the next round of layoffs. As has been said in other reviews there is very much a clique among departments and managers and you better be in it if you want to stay, because that determines more then if you do your job.

4.0
Jul 19, 2016

Great Company

Recommend
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Pros

Great environment to work in. The work is challenging and you get to work on large DoD contracts.

Cons

The upward advancement is a bit stale. Some find it hard to move up as there is a glut of middle management.

3.0
Jun 27, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Respectable company, on par compensation, 9/80 schedule, wide range of engineering assignments, and by far the most intelligent group of engineers you can work with in the DoD sector. If you work in design/development, it is a very competitive environment which enables you to build a strong technical foundation.

Cons

For a person who has worked across multiple business units, I would say your experience can differ tremendously from one business unit to another. SAS has the feel of a company that cares, while IDS is all business. Sure, there is more interesting work in IDS, but IDS tends to use you for the job and drop you off once the program money dries up. The younger employees are undervalued. In some parts of the company, mgmt follows a "years of service" mentality, meaning that they will put a person in a position, not because the individual is best suited for the role, but because that individual has been at the company for a long time. This is followed by the absence of a proper mentoring program. If you are an individual who is eager to build your leadership skills to compliment your technical abilities, you will be frustrated.

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