Is NASA a good company to work for as a Systems Engineering?

Systems Engineering professionals working at NASA have rated their employer with 4.8 out of 5 stars in 30 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of NASA employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Systems Engineering Jobs at NASA now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Systems Engineering interview questions at NASA .

Does NASA pay Systems Engineering employees well?

Systems Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at NASA with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 30 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Systems Engineering 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 277 reviews)); "Work life balance is great when you don’t go through management and let HR inform them of any accommodations" ((in 100 reviews)); "This makes it easy to win the best place to work in federal government awards year after year." ((in 81 reviews)); "The work that we do also provides great benefit to life here on Earth." ((in 71 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 63 reviews))

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

"low pay and old buildings" ((in 155 reviews)); "Government salaries are low and therefore it's hard to subsist in CA without a higher salary." ((in 56 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of talking about sending people into space." ((in 32 reviews)); "there are no cons, very good management" ((in 32 reviews)); "Poor leadership." ((in 16 reviews))

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4.8

99% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)

Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

99% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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

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5.0

Jan 30, 2014

Best job and engineer could ever have

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Super people and highly motivated to work as a team

Cons

begging Russia for rides to space

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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