Pratt & Whitney Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Good company to work for as an intern. I learned a lot of my on site technical skills at Pratt and Whitney. They offered a lot of opportunities for their interns. The facility was very nice and accommodating for new hires. The tools and systems we were working on were definitely the best in the industry. The only negative was that I was not hired out of school, but then again they only had so many positions to fill. If I could I would go through it again and make sure I got hired."

"I've worked for Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (now Aerojet Rocketdyne) for many years. This is a legacy company with a great history but is unable to break out of the paradigm that they are the best. Worker morale deteriorated rapidly with the Pratt buyout from Boeing cutting benefits. SpaceX dumped low launch prices on the market killing PWR's only meaningful revenue stream. Managers are entrenched oligarchs that practice cronyism with reckless abandon. Not the place for innovation."

"Aerospace business in United States is changing fast. Management is only focused on government projects which were affected by the budget cuts. There are other commercial companies that are cheaper and faster to create commercial products. Rocketdyne were not be able to adopt this new environment."

"I loved working at Rocketdyne. Unfortunately they have a hiring freeze and I'm sure it won't lift for a long time. NASA has no money and for the near future they won't, which means Rocketdyne won't."

"Great company. Don't know about the new owners. Great boss and great working conditions."

What do you like about working at Pratt & Whitney?

"Ability to research key topics germane to my assignments. Management leaves you alone 2 to 3 weeks in a row. They wallow."

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

"Aim high, expect work overload, with industry low wages, yet somewhat steady employment."

What don't you like about working at Pratt & Whitney?

"Low wages. Way too much bureaucracy. Lack of prudent IT support. Many fiefdoms to navigate!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Engage your people, staff, direct reports, at least twice a month. Get involved."

"Corporate working is very bureaucratic and takes forever to get work done."

What do you like about working at Pratt & Whitney?

"I like being able to do work for a major corporation that I can be proud of in a steady environment."

What don't you like about working at Pratt & Whitney?

"Because there are many levels of approval, my creativity and experience in design isn't enough to approve anything, so whatever I do takes a week to do rather than one hour (in which I can complete a hard task)."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Unfortunately, the time-issues cannot be helped in a corporate environment, but that's what I would change. Use my experience in design instead of taking forever to approve it!"

What do you like about working at Pratt & Whitney?

"I like that people I work with. I also like the work that I do."

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

"I would suggest that you are honest. I also think it is impotant to have good people skills"

What don't you like about working at Pratt & Whitney?

"The biggest issue with the company is the overall out for the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest that managment look for new markets outside of the core business"

What do you like about working at Pratt & Whitney?

"A lot of different types of engines to work on."

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

"Dress very well for Interview and know their engines in development."

What don't you like about working at Pratt & Whitney?

"Too large of a company and corporation to work with."

"I had a satisfying career with Pratt."

What do you like about working at Pratt & Whitney?

"The work was very exciting and challenging with opportunities to change job positions."

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

"Only to make sure you understand the job expectations before you take a position."

What don't you like about working at Pratt & Whitney?

"After the company moved its main engineering function to Conn. local opportunities were limited."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management at Pratt and Whiney is excellent, I would only suggest that it put more effort into instrumentation engineering."

What do you like about working at Pratt & Whitney?

"The job, and the work associates there."

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

"Just be honest."

What don't you like about working at Pratt & Whitney?

"One associate who is no longer at this location, he was not controllable by upper management."