Is Raytheon a good company to work for?

Raytheon has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 2,882 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Raytheon to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Raytheon have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , Mechanical Design Engineer and Intern .

Does Raytheon pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Raytheon employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Raytheon. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Raytheon?

70% of Raytheon employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Raytheon 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Raytheon?

Software Engineer (171) , Systems Engineer (150) , Engineer (61) , Systems Engineer II (58) , Senior Software Engineer (52) , Senior Systems Engineer (52) , Software Engineer II (49) , Mechanical Engineer (47) , Financial Analyst (31) , Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) (31) , Principal Engineer (29) , Electrical Engineer (28) , Electrical Engineer II (28) , Principal Software Engineer (27) , Mechanical Engineer II (26)

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

"Good Benefits and chill work environment" ((in 231 reviews)); "Work life balance was good and there were plenty of fun times to be had in the SCIF." ((in 227 reviews)); "Worked with a lot of really great people who were always trying to help and ensure I had all of the tools to succeed." ((in 190 reviews)); "The pay is good and I truly have a lot of fun doing what I do." ((in 179 reviews)); "Many options for advancment and great coworkers" ((in 53 reviews))

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

"Pay communication brotherhood leadership poor" ((in 53 reviews)); "Raises are low" ((in 50 reviews)); "Corporate is corporate; they aren't really looking out for you as an individual (but there are some good managers)." ((in 39 reviews)); "Upper management are a bit out of touch with the rest." ((in 28 reviews)); "No training whats so ever and the training you do receive is not industry standard nor OSHA safe." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Raytheon layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Raytheon locations?

Tucson , El Segundo , Andover , McKinney , Tewksbury , Dallas , Aurora , Woburn , Boston , Marlborough , Goleta , Richardson , Huntsville , Los Angeles , Dulles , Portsmouth , Sterling , Largo , Arlington , Fullerton , Forest , Phoenix , Indianapolis , State College , Fort Wayne , Denver , Louisville , Washington , Plano , East Hartford

Raytheon reviews

3.6

70% would recommend to a friend

(2,638 total reviews)

Christopher T. Calio

64% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

Raytheon has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,638 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Raytheon 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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

Jan 23, 2025

Job is Ok

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- 9/80 Schedule - Flexible PTO - work/life balance is decent

Cons

- company keeps re organizing - no job security - tools keep changing with little to no training - no room for growth for the EA Role - treated like the lunch lady - upper management keeps changing and so do our policies. It’s hard to keep up. - There is no streamlining in this company. Everyone beats to their own drum. - parking is a nightmare. They tore up the Parking lot last year and have not worked on it in months. - Budgets keep getting cut

3.0

Jan 13, 2025

Quality Control (and most other jobs) at Raytheon

Quality control

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Each program is it's small, little entity that occasionally will get together to have fun. -Steady employment with less lay-off than previous defense contractors I have worked with.

Cons

-Advancement is particular hard. You really have to know someone in order to do so. And some jobs have no room for advancement. Such as Quality Control. -Lack of communication. All defense contractors have this to a certain extent but Raytheon is REALLY bad about it. - Lack of funds. Raytheon got in a little bit of trouble with the government (google it) and has a hefty fine to pay. And we are feeling it. We will be for some time. -Management changes personnel at the drop of a hat.

2.0

Jan 3, 2025

Is DOGE gonna cane some RTX exec’s A*ses?

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The past flexibility of working from home was one of the few good things, along with a 9/80 schedule and some decent coworkers. DOGE (unless they become obsolete) is trying to cut costs from the US government. Shouldn’t they cut expenses by kicking out some useless leadership and management teams who sit on their a*ses from wherever they want, telling employees to do whatever they want, including returning to office? Some RTX management is so toxic and volatile that a few co-workers have died out of stress in recent times. It happens frequently here, and the company does not let this news out to the public.

Cons

Everything else, including stupid, low-caliber management and unqualified leads, creates a so-called matrix organization where you do itsy-bitsy work but report to 20+ so-called leads. Pathetic!

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