Working at Raytheon in El Segundo, CA: 108 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in El Segundo, CA Area

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"Highly dynamic company in high tech industry, customer interface, working with high performing engineers"

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

"Be ready to be aggressive in your work and be accountable for your work."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"Very politically oriented at times, sometimes too top heavy (managerially speaking)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be sensitive to the direction of the company and be more responsive to the customer's needs."

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"People are very nice. nice working environment. wonderful tools. Mananger is good."

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

"you will meet nice people. Don't worry. Prepare to talk about your work."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"I don't have answer to this question. I have to commute."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"fair and nice. not micro manager. Supportive. Ethic. Understand job description."

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"I enjoyed working for a large company the dealt with Space."

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

"This is a great company to work for. Solid in the industry"

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"There was really not enough to do for me as there were so many schedulers and only so many opportunities"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Review the performance reports of your supervisors and managers. Be alert that if a manager can not keep their people that something is wrong"

"Fantastic Experience"

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"I liked everything about working for the aerosapce company I worked for."

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

"I would suggest they go in with an opoen mind and except any position available."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"There wasn't anything I disliked about working for this company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Not any as I worked with excellent management that had great managing skills."

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"Pay and benefits are good enough to justify selling your soul."

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

"If you're a manager with connections to a senior manager at Raytheon, and you have no experience or knowledge of the area you'll be managing, you'll be very welcome (until you decide you want another promotion, for which you'll be disqualified because they never promote from within). If you're anything else, don't waste your time. Run away as fast as you can!"

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"The culture is increasingly autocratic and bureaucratic, with management egos and politics taking priority. Management positions are always filled from outside, sending the message that employees aren't valued and there's no hope of advancement. The standard reward for good performance is more work for the same pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Recognize that the people in the cubicles know something, and listen to them rather than just demanding they shut up and follow orders."

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"Has excellent intellectual stimulation leading to new products, applications and opportunities."

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

"Focus on your current experience as it relates to your proposed job."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"Leadership teams can overlap in responsibilities. Employees are confused by lack of detail in their daily tasks."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't ignore the work capability of new engineers. Focus on implementation of new ideas."

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"The diverseness. Every build was totally different and a real challenge which I always looked forward too."

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

"Always be prepared. The copmpnay looks for best and you need to preseent yourself as the best!"

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"First would have to be the people. Next would be the location and then building."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make sure you constantly are working on bring new busines in. It's a shame that you are letting go of many talented people!"

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

"This is great company since you can learn about building the whole system."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"Personally , the commute is too far for me ( 4hrs on the highway per day)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More training for employee so they can deiver a better product."

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"Great company, excellent benefits, great people and technology, flexible hours"

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

"Raytheon is a good company to work for with good benefits."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"I can't think of anything, if I had a chance I would go back."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I can't think of anything, I had good relationship with my manager"

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"The People, my team, and the corporate environment in which I work in."

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

"Prepare for the interview as you would prepare for any interview. Preparation and enthusiasm."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"Defense industry is too slow for me and doesn't fit my interests. I'm more interested in the consumer world."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"My management is awesome, all I can tell them is to keep up the good work."

"Was a pretty good place to work, wish I was still working there."

"It was a great place to work."

"I would stay with Raytheon till my retirement time if possible."