Boeing Commercial Airplanes Employee Reviews for Project Engineer

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

"Do your best work and show a professional profile, be on time and save them money."

What don't you like about working at Boeing Commercial Airplanes?

"The commute was too far and grueling traffic time was more than 2 hours one way."

"My interests and Boeing's work did not provide room for my growth."

What do you like about working at Boeing Commercial Airplanes?

"Boeing has some terrific, smart people -- especially the young engineers entering the company. They also provide EXCELLENT continuing education benefits. The company has well-documented processes, which help to establish a common baseline for conducting business."

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

"Be honest -- never tailor an answer to say what you think the employer wants to hear, because if it is not the correct environment for you, it will come out eventually. Better not to get fired or laid off, because you wanted the job, despite the mismatch!"

What don't you like about working at Boeing Commercial Airplanes?

"Boeing has not figured out how to conduct business to generate a profit outside of cost + contracts, and this is a huge problem in such a process-oriented company. The business strategy team needs to draw input from a better cross-section of employees, to integrate the company's TEAM into the overhaul."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"1) Engage employees -- solicit input (in a focused manner) and LISTEN effectively.2) Provide feedback to employees regarding their input -- basically 1 & 2 say create some employee forums, each of which has a topic and invites cross-discipline, cross-level participants.3) Take a risk -- stop trying to revise a business model that has not worked for years, and start from scratch. Take the lessons learned and use them to establish a foundation, which the employee forums can start to challenge, enhance and prototype.4) Encourage management to use the employee incentives already available, and ensure adequate funding exists to keep good employees motivated and feeling valued."

"Good starting position."

What do you like about working at Boeing Commercial Airplanes?

"Challenging work."

What don't you like about working at Boeing Commercial Airplanes?

"Layoffs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Plan ahead - vision!"