Good place to start, move on later - Senior Software Engineer I RTX Employee Review

2.0
Jun 16, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Raytheon is a fairly good place to start your career. I was hired by recommendation from Software Engineering Fellow right out of college. I got great software engineering mentorship from this relationship. In general I think Raytheon is full of a mix of some bright and some average software engineers. Your mileage will vary like any company. The key is getting onto the right team.

Cons

The culture is driven by project management. Our particular group was a integration COTS driven team. There is no innovation at the company in my eyes. Sometimes schedules were bid aggressively and good engineers pulled the company through by putting in 50-60 hours a week for months. I certainly felt this pressure on several occasions. Hard to balance work life when this happens. Also, project managers who don't understand software, arn't very technical, and play the office politics were fairly annoying.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Jan 29, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I worked at Raytheon for over 4 years and had a great experience. The company provided many learning and growth opportunities. I was promoted twice during my tenure with the company, and my responsibility increased significantly. I felt like my management supported me and provided me with the career mentorship that I was seeking. I felt empowered and respected during my time there.

Cons

It can be difficult to work at such a large defense contractor company because of all the process and red tape. Things can move slowly, you have to be patient and pick your battles. That being said, if you learn how to work within the system, you can make a significant impact here!

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