Is Textron Aviation a good company to work for?

Textron Aviation has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,174 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 76% of employees would recommend working at Textron Aviation to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Textron Aviation have been left by employees working as Intern , Value Stream Leader and Manufacturing Engineer .

Does Textron Aviation pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Textron Aviation?

76% of Textron Aviation employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Textron Aviation 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Textron Aviation?

Engineer (35) , Intern (31) , Process Engineer (24) , Design Engineer (22) , Manufacturing Engineer (15) , A&P Mechanic (13) , Avionics Technician (13) , Value Stream Leader (13) , Senior Engineer (12) , Internship (11) , Finance Business Partner (10) , Mechanic (10) , Aircraft Maintenance Technician (9) , Aircraft Mechanic (8) , Manager (8)

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

"Great people here and they really do put the people first" ((in 99 reviews)); "Good pay and offers a lot of OT" ((in 72 reviews)); "Good benefits and health insurance coverage." ((in 71 reviews)); "Great team environment and coworkers." ((in 29 reviews)); "Great opportunities that may require some travel." ((in 21 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs make joinees to stay always bon edge." ((in 33 reviews)); "It has been made clear to the employees that upper management does not want to hear anything negative and it can be a career limiting move to bring up negativity." ((in 21 reviews)); "Low salaries for permanent contracts" ((in 14 reviews)); "No training, work" ((in 13 reviews)); "Poor leadership under the CEO and completely overwork the people." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Textron Aviation layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Textron Aviation locations?

Wichita , Independence , Orlando , Tampa , Milwaukee , Mesa , Greensboro , Houston , Indianapolis , Columbus , Newburgh , Sacramento , Fort Worth , San Antonio , Los Angeles , Bend , Atlanta , New York , Phoenix , Fort Huachuca , Stillwater , Tulsa , McKinney , Minneapolis , Cleveland , Toledo , Greenwich , New Orleans , Salina , Haysville

Textron Aviation reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(868 total reviews)

Ron Draper

93% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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Textron Aviation has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 868 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Textron Aviation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

868 reviews

3.0

Jan 30, 2017

Resilient OEM w/ New Model Focus

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Constant new model development, good compensation scales, promotes from within, performance-based business

Cons

Promotion opportunities require popular mentors, not documented recurring performance (PMPs), benefits are not industry standard with similarly-sized companies, low IR&D incorporation, typical cyclical aircraft industry

2.0

Jan 26, 2017

Process Planner

Process planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Good people Interesting work Tuition Reimbursement

Cons

High Deductible insurance No job security

4.0

Jan 25, 2017

Proposal Analyst

Proposal analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible Work Hours, As long as you work your 40 hrs of the week they don't really mind how you distribute it. - Laid Back Work environment - Depending on position attire is business casual (emphasis on the casual) - Offer free fruit (2x a week) - Caters food for events - High Moral (85% of the time) - credit union ATM in every building - For my position I only worked with my coworkers, so I didn't interact with customers or new faces (that's a plus for me, don't like customer service)

Cons

- No Bonuses - Applying/Interview/Hire takes forever...HR is slow - Depending on the position, Its difficult to measure work performance for reviews - For my position I didn't have a "regular" work load. Whenever upper management had work for me I would do it and when I didnt, I had to go find work or just do "busy" work. - I would randomly get slammed with work that needed to be done in a ridiculous turn around time. Some of the Upper management wouldnt keep my team in the loop and then dump the work on us last minute. - There are alot of export regulations that needed to be followed but most employees either didn't know about or adhere to. So when working with those individuals there would be some arguments on how things got done. - Not a Secure work environment, there is always layoffs.. I was there 11 months and they did 4 layoffs, I made it to the 4th round :( - No admins, if you need to order supplies you have to find someone with an Ariba Acct and pray they have a large credit balance.

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