NASA Ames Research Center Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I have worked at NASA ARC since July 2017. The colleges are very helpful and skilled at what they do. But, the place lacks modern infrastructure and basic facilities and benefits for other companies in the same area. The government shutdowns are very annoying."

"Good benefits and work culture but the pay may not be very competitive for the Silicon Valley locale. Good opportunity to work on some cool things together with some very talented people."

"Great people and awesome facilities! Work was a bit slow, at least in my building (facility engineering)."

"Very smart, nice, and bright people to work with. Low-stress environment. Interesting project."

"Ames is a wonderful place to work, with an incredible range of projects to work on - from biomedical research to micro-satellites, to aeronautics and flight research. It is a government facility, and there is good news and bad news about that. The bad news is that the work is somewhat cyclical, and depends on the whims of congress."

"I greatly enjoyed my time at NASA and still today think back to that experience, which really shaped my career now. In fact, I wish I had stayed in better touch with my supervisors and having completed this survey shall so make such attempts."

"I worked for NASA Ames Research Center for two summer internships and found it to be a pleasant environment to work. Friendly co-workers they helped and provided support to interns and full time employees. Acquired a new level of respect for the work of researchers but realized my desire to work in industry."

"NASA is a well known company."

"Good company."

"NASA Ames Research Center was my customer (I was employed by Raytheon)."

What do you like about working at NASA Ames Research Center?

"I enjoyed the technical challenges and working with bright people."

What don't you like about working at NASA Ames Research Center?

"The environment was very sensitive tI Government funding cycles."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Honor contracts."

"Super computer center."

What don't you like about working at NASA Ames Research Center?

"Very low pay."

"Wonderful opportunity for long term employment."

What do you like about working at NASA Ames Research Center?

"Exciting technology. Flexible schedule."

What don't you like about working at NASA Ames Research Center?

"Things run slower under government."

"Good place if you don't want to work hard and make an adequate living."

What do you like about working at NASA Ames Research Center?

"Some cool toys, very relaxed pace."

What don't you like about working at NASA Ames Research Center?

"Very relaxed pace. Not much influence on academic topics, and not much influence on industry. Management is entirely budget drive, and changes direction frequently. A waste of taxpayers' money."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Encourage real research instead of delivering meaningless results. Cut down on the bureaucracy."