Is Naval Sea Systems Command a good company to work for?

Naval Sea Systems Command has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 834 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 76% of employees would recommend working at Naval Sea Systems Command to a friend and 63% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Naval Sea Systems Command have been left by employees working as Intern , Project Manager and Systems Engineer .

Does Naval Sea Systems Command pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Naval Sea Systems Command employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Naval Sea Systems Command. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Naval Sea Systems Command?

76% of Naval Sea Systems Command employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Naval Sea Systems Command 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Naval Sea Systems Command?

Mechanical Engineer (55) , Engineer (50) , Nuclear Engineer (48) , Contract Specialist (17) , Intern (13) , Electronics Technician (10) , General Engineer (10) , Project Manager (10) , Systems Engineer (10) , Electronics Engineer (9) , Program Analyst (9) , Program Manager (9) , Assistant Program Manager (6) , Computer Scientist (6) , Engineering Technician (6)

What are the pros of working at Naval Sea Systems Command according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits; security is stressed and very important due to the nature of the work performed for the Navy." ((in 121 reviews)); "Pay advancements are good within the first few years of employment and the benni's are ok as well." ((in 44 reviews)); "Lots of great projects and people to work; also a reasonable amount of travel" ((in 44 reviews)); "Good Work Life Balance" ((in 37 reviews)); "job security is good hard to get fired" ((in 33 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Naval Sea Systems Command according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor." ((in 37 reviews)); "Limited parking and traffic at the gate coming in and out." ((in 14 reviews)); "Red tape and aggressive culture" ((in 14 reviews)); "Upper management is terrible and lacks creative ways to empower the workforce." ((in 11 reviews)); "The starting salary was a bit low" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Naval Sea Systems Command layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Naval Sea Systems Command layoffs and their outlook for job security at Naval Sea Systems Command in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Naval Sea Systems Command locations?

Bremerton , Washington , Kittery , Philadelphia , Portsmouth , Honolulu , Keyport , Pearl Harbor , Port Hueneme , Portsmouth , Dahlgren , Indian Head , San Diego , Seattle , Crane , Newport , Bethesda , Corona , Silverdale , Panama City , Norfolk , Port Hueneme CBC Base , Norco , Virginia Beach , Mobile , New York , Bath , Pascagoula , Los Angeles , Oxnard

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Naval Sea Systems Command reviews

3.7

76% would recommend to a friend

(771 total reviews)

Thomas Moore

80% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

Naval Sea Systems Command has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 771 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Naval Sea Systems Command employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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771 reviews

4.0

Jul 28, 2012

this has been an excellent place to work

Esh manager

Recommend

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Pros

wide variety of opprotunities, very satisfying work, decent promotional potential and really bright hardworking people.

Cons

If you are not an engineer you will not make it to senior management. This narrows the perspective at the top to the point that it is a bit of an echo chamber

2.0

Feb 6, 2011

Good intentions, bad follow through and leadership

Contracts specialist

Recommend

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Pros

-Access to more knowledge of the defense industry - Ability to work on high-dollar value deals - Very prestigious in the defense procurement area - Good training if you want your career to be in procurement

Cons

- Poor leadership skills in management - Large difference in experiences and responsibility levels given to employees - Difference between what was told during hiring and reality - Could be staffed on very interesting projects, or could be doing mindless work all the time

3.0

Mar 9, 2009

NAVSEA...great place to start...but move on after getting some work experience

Nuclear engineer

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Pros

You get to work on many aspects of the job. As a Nuclear Engineer, you are involved in material ordering, shop job cost distribution, engineering work documents, work implementation, and troubleshooting of that work. Along with the involvement you'll have with the jobs, you'll also be highly engaged in the shop workers as well. This offers you the opportunity to relate to a different breed of people. The job is also very flexible. I never work over forty hours a week. They will rotate newer engineers on "shift" which will be roughly a sixty hours week...but you get paid overtime...and it is only about once a month.

Cons

It is very repetitive. You do almost the same things all the time. I mentioned that you will be on shift above. That is pushed on newer engineers a bit too early. While serving on "shift", you are expected to answer questions regarding ANYTHING that goes wrong on nuclear paperwork. This is very difficult...considering you've only been there a few months. There is TOO MUCH TRAINING! I feel as though I am in training half of the day. It makes getting anything completed very difficult. One bad thing to go along with things being difficult is that you can't ever stay on task because of constant phone calls regarding other jobs that are in progress. I mentioned the broadness of the job as a positive...well, it is also a negative.

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