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Working at Orbital Sciences Corp. in Chandler, AZ: 7 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Chandler, AZ Area

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On average, employees in Chandler, AZ at Orbital Sciences Corp. give their company a 0.3 rating out of 5.0 based on 7, whereas overall Average Rating of Orbital Sciences Corp. is 3.4 out of 5.0 based on 22 Orbital Sciences Corp. Review Ratings. The happiest Orbital Sciences Corp. employees in Chandler, AZ are Engineering Managers submitting an average rating of 2.0 and Senior RF Systems Engineers with a rating of 0.0.

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3.4
Average Rating
(based on 8 Orbital Sciences Corp. Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.2
Growth Opportunities
2.7
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
3.6
Rewards You Receive
3.4
Support You Get
3.1
Way You Work
3.6
Work Setting
3.4
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Working at Orbital Sciences Corp. in Chandler, AZ: 7 Employee Reviews

Engineering Manager

What do you like about working at Orbital Sciences Corp.?

"Involvement in world politics. Working to defend all of Europe without giving the Russian a VALID reason to object."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't if you have any interest in engineering. Work is all cookbook"

What don't you like about working at Orbital Sciences Corp.?

"Not interest in any form of innovation. Will only do design via cookbook. If something hasn't been done for the past ten years, they won't even consider it.Also total lack of true Systems Engineering. Their Systems Engineers primarily track requirements with little if any tasks that clerical help couldn't handle."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Too inbred. Hire from outside and pay attention to their inputs."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Electrical Technician

"Unfortunately, I was a victim of the economic slowdown before I had enough senority."

What do you like about working at Orbital Sciences Corp.?

"They gave me respect"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure the job isn't tempoary, because it doesn't matter how hard you work if it is only tempoary"

What don't you like about working at Orbital Sciences Corp.?

"The job was a temporary position"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Should have kept me and let go a couple of other old-timers who BARELY worked at all, there for many years."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.4
Orbital Sciences Corp. (22)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Sigma Designs (5)
2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Polara Engineering (6)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (20,231)
Document Controller

"Great place to work"

What do you like about working at Orbital Sciences Corp.?

"I loved working with such an array of intelligent and focused people. Best job I have ever had."

What don't you like about working at Orbital Sciences Corp.?

"The pay was rather low, but the learning experiences and friendships I forged made up for my overall job satisfaction."

Senior RF Systems Engineer

"Good people, weak management."

QA Engineer

"Rocket Scientists"

What do you like about working at Orbital Sciences Corp.?

"High end technology"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Insist"

What don't you like about working at Orbital Sciences Corp.?

"No growth opportunities"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Strategize"

Software Test Engineer

"Good atmosphere, fellow employees willing to provide assistance, open door to managers"

What do you like about working at Orbital Sciences Corp.?

"Overall friendly atmosphere"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The low ranks I give above reflect Superior, not Orbital."

What don't you like about working at Orbital Sciences Corp.?

"Initial vagueness of actual assignment -- part of our job seemed to be finding out what is was."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"You really need a Test Team presence on a project, even if it's not ready to be tested."

Subcontractor

"Vice President of Qualtiy is difficult to work for."

What do you like about working at Orbital Sciences Corp.?

"The people are great."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Great company."

What don't you like about working at Orbital Sciences Corp.?

"The Vice President of Quality is difficult to work for."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get behind Quality."

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