Is NASA a good company to work for as a System Engineer?

System Engineer professionals working at NASA have rated their employer with 4.8 out of 5 stars in 29 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of NASA employees being 4.5 out of 5 stars. Search open System Engineer Jobs at NASA now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineer interview questions at NASA .

Does NASA pay System Engineer employees well?

System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at NASA with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 29 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineer salaries at NASA.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NASA?

Intern (291) , Aerospace Engineer (125) , Engineer (102) , Astronaut (95) , Internship (77) , Software Engineer (58) , Systems Engineer (38) , Software Engineer(Internship) (37) , Mechanical Engineer (35) , Engineering Intern (31) , Research Scientist (24) , Summer Intern (23) , Contract Specialist (22) , Astrophysicist (21) , Pathways Intern (21)

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

"Great people and learning experiences" ((in 281 reviews)); "Work life balance is great when you don’t go through management and let HR inform them of any accommodations" ((in 95 reviews)); "This makes it easy to win the best place to work in federal government awards year after year." ((in 79 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 70 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 66 reviews))

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

"low pay and old buildings" ((in 157 reviews)); "Government salaries are low and therefore it's hard to subsist in CA without a higher salary." ((in 60 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of talking about sending people into space." ((in 32 reviews)); "Some non performers and very poor managers." ((in 13 reviews)); "We have had 5 company changes in 6 years; but the upper management at White Sands has not changed." ((in 9 reviews))

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Rating: 3
Author: Former employee - Systems Engineer

4.8

99% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

99% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

5.0

Culture & values

4.9

Career opportunities

4.8

Diversity & inclusion

4.7

Work/Life balance

4.6

Senior management

4.6

Compensation and benefits

Systems Engineer employees have rated NASA with 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. NASA is rated 30% above average by Systems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.7 stars).

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29 reviews

5.0

Oct 29, 2012

Truly a world-class working environment at JPL

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with some of the most passionate, driven, super-intelligent people on the planet to build some of the coolest machines and explore the universe.... What could be better?!

Cons

You work with a bunch of work-a-holics - be prepared to have everyone have high expectations of you! Too bad the NASA locations are all not great places to live... Texas, Florida, California, Alabama, etc...

3.0

Sep 28, 2012

Great place to work with a Bachelor's but PhDs look elsewhere

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Research and flexibility, with the ability to set your own schedule. Pay is great for entry-level positions

Cons

Difficult to get staff research position and the pay is not competitive for PhD. Be careful to avoid the postdoc positions unless really interested in doing the same work and getting paid half the amount. I was paid more after Bachelor's than the current postdoc salary.

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