Embedded Software Engineer - Embedded Software Engineer Boeing Employee Review

5.0
30 Apr 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Boeing is world class company to work for. Building and programming satellites is very exciting. I worked with the best of engineers. With very few exceptions, the people I worked with were professional in their demeanor and excellent in their craft. Medical and life insurance benefits, education program, 401k with 75% matching (no pension plan, instead extra 5% contributed to 401k) and a yearly incentive (bonus) based on company, business unit, and personal performance.

Cons

I did well there, was respected, and respected others. However, over the last few years Boeing has reduced some of their benefits, paid "lump sums" to some instead of raises, discontinued their pension program, became more strict with their education reimbursement program and had occasional layoffs in the higher engineering tiers, replacing them with new hires. I understand this was necessary to remain viable in a very competitive market.

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5.0
5 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great internship and experience opportunities.

Cons

Lots of employees stuck at certain levels with unclear path for moving up.

3.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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