Is Boeing a good company to work for as a Flight Controls Engineer?

Flight Controls Engineer professionals working at Boeing have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 23 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Boeing employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Flight Controls Engineer Jobs at Boeing now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Flight Controls Engineer interview questions at Boeing .

Does Boeing pay Flight Controls Engineer employees well?

Flight Controls Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Boeing with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 23 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Flight Controls Engineer salaries at Boeing.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Boeing?

Software Engineer (626) , Engineer (521) , Systems Engineer (491) , Project Manager (275) , Intern (228) , Procurement Agent (216) , Manufacturing Engineer (209) , Financial Analyst (207) , Mechanical Engineer (187) , Manager (174) , Industrial Engineer (171) , Design Engineer (145) , Programme Analyst (138) , Senior Software Engineer (134) , Senior Manager (107)

What are the pros of working at Boeing according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits (immediately vesting 401k with 100% company match up to 10% salary) and WLB" ((in 3445 reviews)); "pretty flexible and good work life balance" ((in 1390 reviews)); "Pay is good and they have more people than they should for each team often times" ((in 1219 reviews)); "There are a lot of great people that are very down to earth that I enjoyed working with." ((in 975 reviews)); "professional growing and good salary" ((in 399 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Boeing according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and gratitude is not always shown towards those who work hard and go the extra mile." ((in 951 reviews)); "Don't worry if you get a good or bad manager because it will change in time." ((in 518 reviews)); "Periodic and frequent layoffs during first 7" ((in 440 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of accountability at a high and medium levels of management." ((in 304 reviews)); "very stressful and poor upper management" ((in 185 reviews))

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Boeing Flight Controls Engineer reviews

3.5

99% would recommend to a friend

(23 total reviews)

Kelly Ortberg

Not enough data to show CEO approval

9% positive business outlook

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4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

2.3

Culture & values

1.6

Senior management

Flight Controls Engineer employees have rated Boeing with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 23 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Flight Controls Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Boeing is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Flight Controls Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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23 reviews

4.0

May 27, 2026

Good coworkers and new program, but micromanagement prevails

Flight controls engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good coworkers, new program, testing

Cons

micromanagement, lot of paperwork, not enough vacation hours

3.0

Feb 27, 2026

Boeing review

Flight controls engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

401k is pretty good and nice insurance

Cons

Bad management, unrealistic expectations, and not good at onboarding new employees

3.0

Oct 14, 2025

Work Life Balance has been slowly depleted

Gnc/flight controls engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Paid Overtime Interesting Work Flexing

Cons

10-20% OT Unstable depending on life of program Parking is awful Management preaches values but doesn’t practice them

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