Is Textron Aviation a good company to work for?

Textron Aviation has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,173 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

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Textron Aviation

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3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(868 total reviews)

Ron Draper

93% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

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).

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868 reviews

3.0

Aug 27, 2023

Not the worst in Wichita, but not great.

Cnc programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely low threshold to getting a job. Boss who doesn't know much about programming, so you can BS and not work and get away with it. Also, semi-flexible hours.

Cons

Good old boys club. Criminally underpay programmers (low bar to entry means there are a lot of programmers who don't know what they are doing. This leads to higher scrap, lower productivity, less efficient programs, etc. and this means the execs view all programmers as necessary idiots. This leads to lower pay, bad working conditions, and low bonuses.) The good programmers would be massively benefitted by unionizing.

3.0

Aug 24, 2023

You can do better

Avionics engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There can be good culture within some teams.

Cons

The pay, middling benefits, management, turnover rate, staffing, poor timelines. The main negative is pay. I lost purchasing power even after getting the highest merit review in my group. There is no incentive for textron to pay better because they have a stranglehold on Wichita. Do not work here unless you simply want a job and don’t care about being undervalued. Furthermore management made it exceedingly clear we were just numbers to to them. Whole teams gutted to support other groups because they can’t get enough staff. And the brain drain is intense. Knowledge leaves this place faster than it is replaced.

5.0

Aug 22, 2023

Generally Good

Quality assurance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people to work with.

Cons

Need to cover various duties.

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