Good for experience - Mechanical Engineer RTX Employee Review

2.0
Jan 10, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

It's a large company so you can work across different programs if management allows it No expectations for early career employees. Functional leadership expects you to learn and develop skills but otherwise you can coast with a decent paying job. I can't imagine another company with better work life balance (for early career engineers only, senior people have responsibilities and can vary from 40 hour weeks to way more) Many amazing senior engineers, SMEs, and program leaders to learn from

Cons

Easy to stagnate in position. Your work can be boring depending on the program you are assigned to. Even in high paced, new technology programs it can be easy to get lost in a workforce of dozens of engineers and have no idea what to do. There is a low floor that you have to probably work to somehow miss target performance, but also good performance is not necessarily rewarded with pay rises or promotions. I know more people who get insane salary increases by leaving (maybe an industry issue) than by staying. Yet every quarterly meeting they say retention is an issue and that their salaries are still competitive You can walk inside any building and are guaranteed to hear people talking about other jobs (outside the company). Seems that many people see positions as a stepping stone rather than a career within the company

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5.0
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Pros

Been great for my development as a semi-recent college grad!

Cons

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5.0
Jan 29, 2016
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Pros

I worked at Raytheon for over 4 years and had a great experience. The company provided many learning and growth opportunities. I was promoted twice during my tenure with the company, and my responsibility increased significantly. I felt like my management supported me and provided me with the career mentorship that I was seeking. I felt empowered and respected during my time there.

Cons

It can be difficult to work at such a large defense contractor company because of all the process and red tape. Things can move slowly, you have to be patient and pick your battles. That being said, if you learn how to work within the system, you can make a significant impact here!

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