Great People, Exciting Projects, Moderate Pay - Design Manager Boeing Employee Review

3.0
Nov 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

People are genuine and friendly The pace of work is reasonable, unlike big tech companies

Cons

Salary is 30% lower than the market average Hours are beyond 40hrs/wk Large project scope High learning curve Inconvenient hours for meetings around the globe 2x/wk You may not get a bonus at all You may be offered Employee Stock Purchase Plan instead of bonus (buy stock at a discount vs. a bonus) Access to modern technology and applications is limited (AI is restricted) The work you do is highly regulated, under NDA, and you may not be able to discuss it when seeking future employment elsewhere without taking legal risk There's not anything around near the Seattle office. Need to take lunch in-office (bring your own, or visit the cafeteria).

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5.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance for employees and management

Cons

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3.0
May 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Easy going, nice benefits, free further education (masters/PhD). Great for an engineer starting out who needs to dip their feet in the pool of engineering for a few years and to get a great 401(k) match at the start of your career (compounding growth). Great for late stage career due to the benefits and solid enough pay in a low cost of living area

Cons

pay-scale lagging, no emphasis on learning new things, no punishment for people who are bad at their job. After working for 4 years, I feel like I should have jumped ship after 2. I haven't been given meaningful work that really challenges me in a while. Now I feel pigeonholed into staying because I have enough years of experience that I really should be considered senior, but I haven't been given work that reflects what I senior engineer should be capable of. Now I'm trying to jump ship before it's really too late. If I stay here another 2 years I think I will be genuinely unemployable and will have to stay at this company forever.

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