An over paid GE brat. - Design Engineer Boeing Employee Review

3.0
11 Apr 2009
Recommend
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Pros

One of the few aerospace companies left in the US. Boeing is a large, and complex, so there many different technical or business opportunities (within aerospace or defense). Boeing is also the main player in global aviation, so there a plenty of international opportunities.

Cons

The best part of the "old" culture is being tossed out, and yet retained the it's worst business practices. Most specifically, there is to much "dead weight" within Boeing. People who exist without any consideration of business practices in any other part of industry. Mainly Boeing is too bureaucratic. When I arrived a coworker described it as similar to working for the government ... which is about right. The other big issue is a lack of excellence in engineering - I believe this is mostly due to their culture of promoting seniority (even if it is a non-degreed drafter) over talent.

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5.0
16 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing team and management. There is a wealth of knowledge from multi-year veterans to tech-fellows and engineers who have been at this location since it was Douglas Jets.

Cons

Non-production facility. You don't get to see the planes come off the production-line like you would in the Seattle-area locations.

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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