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Working at NASA in Pasadena, CA: 35 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Pasadena, CA Area

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On average, employees in Pasadena, CA at NASA give their company a 2.6 rating out of 5.0 based on 35, whereas overall Average Rating of NASA is 4.1 out of 5.0 based on 298 NASA Review Ratings. The happiest NASA employees in Pasadena, CA are Production Control Planners submitting an average rating of 5.0 and Senior Inspectors with a rating of 4.9.

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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 208 NASA Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.7
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.4
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.1
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.1
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"NASA is a great company to work for; where else can you put people in space as part of your job?"
Posted 10 years ago in Houston, TX

Working at NASA in Pasadena, CA: 35 Employee Reviews

NASA Employee

"I have worked for NASA/JPL implementing handheld devices throughout the whole facility which I was glad to be a part of a great company as well learned a whole lot of great new things, the people were great to work with and very pleasant after the covid-19, I was furloughed but they still call for consultation which I still take there calls. there are other jobs they would like me to do however people at NASA/JPL still getting sick. I am hoping to keep a good relationship."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Inspector

"I worked for JPL/NASA for three years. The training they provide for your certifications are top notch. My supervisors were great mentors and leaders for our team."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.1
NASA (298)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is City of Santa Ana (6)
2.7 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Idaho Transportation Department (5)
3.8 Average of All Companies in this Industry (4,846)
Intern

"I worked with NASA Jet Propulsion Lab over the summer as an intern. The job focused on developing skills to simulate a novel technique to take doppler velocity measurements from space. Through out my experience, I was able to obtain a stronger knowledge in antenna design, signal processing, RF and characterization of system uncertainties. Overall, this company was extraordinary and provided me with an unforgettable experience."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
NASA Employee

"I worked for NASA JPL for 6 months as an intern. During my time there I found the company to be an amazing place for growth and learning. There are so many opportunities to attend lectures and classes, and develop your skills as an engineer."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Business Administrator

"My time with JPL began as an intern with the acquisitions section, in May of 2019. The work environment was such a relaxed but focused vibe and it’s really a rare occurrence. Management at JPL are very approachable, and may even invite you into upper-level meetings if you show interest in career advancements!"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Production Control Planner

"I worked for Columbus Technologies at JPL NASA Pasadena as a contractor for almost 2 years. Great company to work and very supportive."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
NASA Employee

"It's fine. Nothing too crazy. Data science learn mostly toward CS than statistic."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Software Engineer

"Great place to work from my experience."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Systems Security Analyst

"I've been working at NASA's management office located at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California for almost 4 years as a government contractor. The project I'm working on is roughly finished which consisted of re-routing the NASA management office network from JPL's internal network directly to NASA HQ in Washington D.C. We accomplished the bulk of by creating a VPN link between HQ and NMO via an IPSEC tunnel from the JPL NMO firewall to the HQ firewall. There still remains some loose ends before the project is completed, which is expected to be in a few months. The idea of the venture is to allow the NMO to operate independently from JPL's network and enjoy corporate benefits as does HQ being that the NMO is a remote facility. In addition to that my other responsibilities included being responsible for the Information Security operations and IT Risk Management programs to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of NASA enterprise information. I did this in part by managing security incidents to protect corporate assets including intellectual property by reporting a framework to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of the information security program."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Avionics Engineer

"I've worked here since 2007, great place to work and play and engineering fun all around."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Systems Engineer

"Very good work, too exciting for funding."

What do you like about working at NASA?

"Unique work in deep space, not done anywhere else, lots of very bright people."

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

"The interviewing process is straightforward, at least used to be."

What don't you like about working at NASA?

"Year to year budget at the whims of congress. Not a way to run a world class company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try to diversify the funding source by partnering with private industry."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Systems Analyst
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Designer
Work Setting 4.9 / 5 Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5
Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5 Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Technical Specialist
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.1 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Programmer Analyst

"Great job, cut backs happened."

Person You Work For 3.6 / 5 People You Work With 3.8 / 5 Work Setting 3.6 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.9 / 5
Company Culture 3.2 / 5 Way You Work 2.5 / 5

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