Aerospace Engineer - Anonymous employee NASA Employee Review

4.0
Jan 27, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of Interesting and challenging problems to tackle, fair amount of autonomy, one of a kind test facilities, plus opportunities to work on real flight missions or influence FAA decisions, plus you get to say you work for NASA.

Cons

Up against bureaucracy and a fair amount of paperwork, some facilities/buildings are dated, no typical silicon valley perks (free food, etc), limited to the government pay scale (not necessarily completely adjusted for cost of living in CA).

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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