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Physical Sciences reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)
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William J. Marinelli

31% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Senior management

Physical Sciences has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Physical Sciences employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

39 reviews
4.0
May 20, 2015

Senior Scientist

Senior research engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work for. Lot of opportunity to conduct new research and development. Supportive management structure.

Cons

Location far north with added commute time. Options for restaurants for lunch is poor.

1.0
Nov 11, 2014

High-tech sweat shop for technical staff

Principal scientist
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Staff is generally courteous and helpful. Benefits are attractive for a small company. Staff longevity is good if you are either in upper management or the administrative staff.

Cons

Upper management, in general, decides who works on programs, how much they work on the program, and how fast you burn through your budget. You will be responsible for technical performance on programs but hey dictate how to spend the money through their "technical review" process (and, by the way, this dictates your technical approach). Overhead rates are extremely high (to support benefits and a superfluous admin staff) which cuts into program budgets significantly. Lots of admin. resources but very few provide any significant help to tech. staff. Lots of time spent after hours working to get things done. If you interview there then ask about employee retention. There are many employees there with 15 or more years with the company, however the ratio of tech. staff to admin. in this grouping is extremely low. In other words don't expect to be employed their very long if your on the tech. staff.

4.0
Jan 7, 2014

Great company for a young scientist to learn to develop and manage programs.

Principal research scientist
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Plenty of opportunity to work across a broad range of technologies and to learn new skills. Ph.D. scientists are encouraged to develop their own technical programs, usually based on their doctoral or postdoctoral work. Career advancement is achieved by winning significant numbers of contracts, hiring new staff, and eventually building a business area. The company is employee-owned so benefits are excellent. Most contracts are funded by the Federal government, many through the SBIR program. Management has significantly increased internal investment in promising technologies in recent years.

Cons

If government funding priorities change it may be necessary to reinvent yourself technically. It can be very difficult to transition technologies to commercial products.

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