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
May 17, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

located in the south bay great medical/dental

Cons

buddy system is how every program works. If you are friends with managers, you get raises and promotions. When you can't do the tasking required of your new level, they just do a reorg and place you somewhere else to drain their budget Doing a great job gets you maybe an email, but not much else. Others, who exaggerate their skills and abilities end up getting recognition. Company has lost the technical core. Older, senior people are being replaced by those with great resume skills. Lots of programs are failing due to people faking skill levels and not coming through when real work is needed.

1.0
May 6, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible Schedule Nice employee park for basketball, soccer, and volleyball. Lots of vanpools (which could be interpreted as a Con as living near El Segundo is prohibitive since it is either too expensive - like near the beaches, or too undesirable, like east of the 405).

Cons

Disengaged employees. Low moral. Few friendly people willing to say "Good Morning" or "How was your weekend?" People avoid eye contact in the hallways as you walk toward each other. Everyone is into their own thing, low esprit de corps. After-work camaraderie is zero. Employees are paranoid such that will lock their office doors (in unclassified areas) just to go the the restroom. You'll see a half dozen people waiting for the intercampus shuttle and none of them will be speaking to each other. Everyone is on guard and chooses to interface with high personal boundaries. Benefits are way below par for a major aerospace company: A 90/10 PPO for a family is $6000 (six THOUSAND) per year out of your paycheck. The 401(k) match is only 3%. Management is disconnected from other Raytheons in Southern California such as Fullerton and San Diego. It is as if there are several individual Raytheons. So, if you are on the layoff list, your management has little to no visibility to other Raytheon facilities' employment needs and thus they do not pave the way for a transfer to save your job. Boeing for example, is very good at moving people around in this fashion.

4.0
Mar 11, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Get to work with intelligent individuals Good benefits package Relatively good work/life balance Advanced technologies

Cons

High levels for bureaucracy, so much so that the process/formality takes away the ability for individuals to think creatively. This also puts a stranglehold on the flexibility of the company (and its employees).

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