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Collins Aerospace

Part of RTX

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Avoid the SLC office - Principal Engineer Collins Aerospace Employee Review

1.0
Nov 11, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting and innovative product that has a global demand and impact. Work life balance is good. Market for their product is

Cons

The RTX/Collins Salt Lake City office is a fossilizing business. It's comprised mostly of aloof industry veterans waiting for voluntary layoffs so they can retire with a tenured payout. The greater company has expressed that it is not interested in expanding the technology this office manages. The business unit itself does not generate a large amount of cash. Digitization and telework has pushed workflow to other sites and associates rely on internal "gig work" to stay busy. Business unit is nebulous and without direction. Decisions are poorly made and transparency is minimal. Finger pointing is the cultural norm when problems arise. Tenured employees are frustrated by change. Other office locations within the division seem more organized and direction.

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5.0
Apr 22, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great work life balance Super fun and fulfilling projects

Cons

Living in Cedar Rapids stinks

4.0
Jul 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Regular yearly merit raises from 3-4%. Out of cycle promotions common if you demonstrate positive performance under higher than typical workloads or time constraints. Value your experience with standard company software, technology, and processes. Great place to start within the defense industry. The emphasize passing down the knowledge of experienced engineers to the younger employees.

Cons

Training can be lacking if more seasoned employees do not have the bandwidth. Deadlines can either be hard to meet on short notice or not given a hard-set deadline at all. Learning curve can take sometimes before real contributions can be made to some projects.

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