5.0
Jan 11, 2017
Current employee, more than 10 years
Raleigh, NC
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
- The quality of technical people at ARA is very high - Projects are mostly research oriented and in general provide a good variety of interesting work - If you are technically solid, there are a lot of opportunities to pursue work you love - Most of the people at ARA are there because they want to be there, not just to draw a pay check - Excellent benefits (e.g. ESOP, generous 401K contributions, annual bonus)
Cons
- Pay is not as high as other high tech companies, although benefits somewhat outweigh this - Company tends to be stingy when it comes to hardware/technology purchases - Projects are primarily gov't contracts subject to the whims of federal gov't funding