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On average, employees at Harris Corp. give their company a 3.7 rating out of 5.0 - which is 5% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Harris Corp. employees are Information Systems Technicians submitting an average rating of 4.5 and Senior Software Engineers with a rating of 4.3.

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3.7
Average Rating
(based on 166 Harris Corp. Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.5
Growth Opportunities
3.2
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.6
Support You Get
3.7
Way You Work
3.9
Work Setting
3.7
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"I worked in the company for several years. If you want to get ahead, you have to work hard. Don't expect things to be handed to you."
Posted 9 years ago in Rochester, NY
Senior Systems Programmer

"Very good place to work."

What do you like about working at Harris Corp.?

"Good company culture."

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

"I need to grow."

Aerotek Contractor

"A great team, that I did optimization code for, they even asked me back to a Harris spinoff company called Authentec."

What do you like about working at Harris Corp.?

"The challenge of the technology (software fingerprint recognition) and the team I was working with. They were some great people."

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

"Nothing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, we had a great manager who even wrote code for us when he could."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.7
Harris Corp. (241)

4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is E-Plus (7)
2.1 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Verifi (6)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (10,602)
Lead Software Engineer

"Harris is a steady company that offers good compensation."

What do you like about working at Harris Corp.?

"Harris is a medium large sized company with many different projects and opportunities."

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

"Sometimes the deadwood is promoted to management positions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep track of who the productive people are and don't rely on their PDS."

Project Engineer

"Professional and highly recommended company."

Technical Support Engineer

"Harris is a good company to work for."

Software Engineer

"Large company with good benefits and many commercial and goverment technologies market"

What do you like about working at Harris Corp.?

"Both large and small projects in both commercial and government sectors."

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

"Large company, bloated process as opposed to more agile and quick turn processes."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More opportunities to grow skills."

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

"Defense contracting: Serve your country - everyone should do a tour of duty."

What do you like about working at Harris Corp.?

"Contributions to national defense."

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

"If you want to serve our country and support its troops, they do it! If you want an easy, low stress job without regular uncompensated overtime, look elsewhere."

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

"90% of time spent on paperwork that nobody ever looked at and/or cared about."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hang in there boys! It's a tough life but somebody's gotta do it!"

Software Engineer

"HARRIS is excellent company to work for."

What do you like about working at Harris Corp.?

"Benefit package and work environment is excellent."

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

"Expectation for tasks completion specification is inadequate."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should provide proper feedback for expectation of duties."

Imaging Administrator

"Not enough work."

What do you like about working at Harris Corp.?

"Management was awesome."

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

"They shut their doors due to workflow."

Modem Engineer

What do you like about working at Harris Corp.?

"Technical challenge."

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

"Project spin too fast."

Field Engineer

What do you like about working at Harris Corp.?

"Fast paced working environment; team work and camaraderie."

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

"Be thorough."

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

"I can't think of anything actually."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Expeditious processing of DOS export licenses."

IT Support Technician

What do you like about working at Harris Corp.?

"It was a good place to start out at: flexible employers in an environment that fostered growth in skills and abilities."

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

"Rate of pay increase was appalling, as was their inability to maintain a contract with any given area for longer than six months."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Overall, my experience with the management, both at the local and at the corporate level, was satisfactory. As such, I have no suggestions at this time."

Technical Manager

"Excellent company."

What do you like about working at Harris Corp.?

"Good tech environment."

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

"Make sure the culture is acceptable to you."

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

"Politics."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Clean up politics."

Senior Mechanical Designer

"Avoid."

What do you like about working at Harris Corp.?

"9/80 work schedule."

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

"Avoid."

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

"Management, good ole boys club, location, facilities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Move on."

Director of Homeland Security Business Development

What do you like about working at Harris Corp.?

"Great tech company."

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

"Slow advancement."

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

"Internal arm wrestling."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Clear out the legacy and you will grow."

Harris Corp. Reviews FAQs

Is Harris Corp. a good company to work for?

Harris Corp. has an overall rating of 3.7 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 166 Harris Corp. Review Ratings left anonymously by Harris Corp. employees, which is 5% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 94% of employees would recommend working at Harris Corp..

Does Harris Corp. pay their employees well?

Harris Corp. employees earn $70,000 annually on average, or $34 per hour, which is 6% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 39 Harris Corp. employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Harris Corp. Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Harris Corp.?

94% of employees would recommend working at Harris Corp. with the overall rating of 3.7 out of 5. Employees also rated Harris Corp. 3.5 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.6 for Rewards You Receive, 3.2 for Growth Opportunities and 3.7 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Harris Corp.?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Harris Corp. is a Executive Consultant at $201,000 annually. Browse Harris Corp. Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Harris Corp.?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Harris Corp. is a Legal File Clerk at $18,000 annually. Browse Harris Corp. Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Harris Corp.?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Harris Corp. to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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