Great people and great company despite pandemic challenges - Senior Manager Engineering Boeing Employee Review

4.0
Feb 22, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Solid salary and benefits with bonus opportunities. Overall a great company with an admirable workforce. Most employees will go well out of their way to help others. Potential to build a large network over time with brilliant people. Plenty of opportunities to significantly contribute to many different meaningful projects. The global impact of contributing at Boeing cannot be understated.

Cons

Salaries are solid, but don’t quite compete with Silicon Valley companies. On the other side of this pandemic, the company is still grappling with the culture/work style that will attract and retain the next generation of engineers and technical workforce. They have not established a consistent long-term framework for remote work and little has been done to update older office buildings. Other than restrooms, not much is done to keep office spaces clean. The company is highly driven to meet aggressive customer schedules while trying to staff teams. It can be extremely stressful and overloading depending on where one is in the company. This could slightly improve over time as aerospace tends to be cyclical in staffing levels.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

Excellent work-life balance compared to many aerospace companies. Good benefits (healthcare, retirement, PTO).

Cons

- Five days per week in the office - Parking can be challenging. - Working across multiple time zones (U.S., Brazil, India) creates coordination overhead - Compensation is not competitive for the Seattle area. - Limited opportunities for meaningful career growth. While there are internal career paths, I haven't found many opportunities that align with the technical challenges and responsibilities I'm looking for - SPEEA's seniority-based structure can slow advancement for newer employees - Programs have very long development cycles, so it can take years to see your work become a finished product - Less exposure to cutting-edge technology than companies focused on emerging products (space, medical devices, AI hardware, quantum computing, etc. Significant bureaucracy and slow decision-making

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