Working at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, IA: 52 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Cedar Rapids, IA Area

"Remember that IBM thought hardware was the only way to make money. Remember that they were wrong."

What do you like about working at Rockwell Collins?

"Exciting projects and lots of different areas to work in. It's possible to move to new projects after the current one becomes stale or delivers."

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Collins?

"It's all about who you know. Management practically has tenure, and during time of local economic hardship, it's a little galling to see local employees get the axe and contractors from India brought in to replace them."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Past performance is a good predictor of future work. If an employee consistently fails to deliver, you don't have to weigh their promises equally with more reliable employees."

"I was a consultant, not a perm employee."

"Project planning need improvement."

What do you like about working at Rockwell Collins?

"Not much stress on working environment."

"Nice place to visit, but I wouldn't plan on working there."

What do you like about working at Rockwell Collins?

"The happy ending."

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Collins?

"One of the most common complaints made by engineers, is that they are assigned to work on a specific project, however, without any documentation or guidance to perform their tasks. My greatest difficulty was trying to complete an assigned project in which the requirements were constantly changing."

"Rockwell Collins is a horrible place to work."

What do you like about working at Rockwell Collins?

"Nothing."

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

"Look elsewhere or you will regret it."

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Collins?

"Everything."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get rid of management and start over."

"Great place to start, not so great place to stay."

What do you like about working at Rockwell Collins?

"The things they were doing were technically very challenging. This made the job really fun!"

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

"Take advantage of their tuition reimbursement program!"

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Collins?

"Basically NO career advancement on the Govt. side of the company. The advice I was given on how to succeed at Rockwell Collins was to leave and then come back in a bout 10 years. Quote from a beaten down co-worker: Once they know you are unwilling to move you will never again get a raise."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop with the mental handjobs and just be honest with your employees."

What do you like about working at Rockwell Collins?

"There are opportunities to work on many different jobs."

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

"Be patient regarding meeting your goals, it takes many years of hard work for achievement."

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Collins?

"I worked at the main plant of Rockwell and it is an older building and has less laboratories and office space than the newer buildings."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Work on writing more proposals for research/prototyping work."

"Bad culture."

"It has been an exciting experience working for Rockwell Collins."

"Horrible experience."

What do you like about working at Rockwell Collins?

"GPS receiver."

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

"Just stay away from that place."

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Collins?

"Horrible supervisor and back stabbing employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Just retire soon, to keep the company afloat."

"Good learning experience."

"No career development."

What do you like about working at Rockwell Collins?

"Benefits, good pay, very good vacation - 5 weeks total."

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Collins?

"No C++ opportunities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Convert to C/C++."

"It is a good company."

"Not happy with current position."