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3.8
Average Rating
(based on 618 Raytheon Review Ratings)

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Company Culture
3.6
Growth Opportunities
3.3
People You Work With
4.2
Person You Work For
4.0
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
3.9
Work Setting
3.7
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"I've worked for Raytheon since 2006 and it is a wonderful work environment that provides and opportunity for growth."
Posted 10 years ago in Tucson, AZ
Configuration Analyst

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"The people I work with are very friendly."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"It is hard to get upward mobility."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The employees need away to grow and expand on their abilities."

MTS Engineer

"Worked Hughes many years ago, electronic test engineering."

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"Relatively stable workplace."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"At the time was unable to get out of test engineering without quitting the company. Treated like I didn't have a degree. Was relatively low pay."

Senior Systems Engineer

"Under to get the contract"

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"The salary."

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

"Think very hard before pursuing a job at NCS."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"Morale of many staff low to very low. Technical director a glory hog -- kept interesting work for himself. Very cynical corporate culture. Under bid to win contracts / slip dead lines then / work massive over time to show customer they're working real hard to fix it. Never worked anyplace before where staff were actually rooting for failure project."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Develop some management/ leadership skills."

Senior Software Engineer

"Good company with just a couple of quirks"

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"Good people to work with. Good benefits."

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

"Don't sell yourself short to get a position, there are a lot of very talented people at Raytheon, but make sure to let them know you are one of them."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"Senior management has a couple of issues surrounding product line, currently reorganizing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stick with the type of contracts that have worked in years past. Don't have to be the prime on everything."

Contractor

"Nice people, just get ready for politics."

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"The atmosphere, the people, and the technology."

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

"Try and get a full outline of the job description during the interview, sometimes the role needs change after posting the description."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"The politics of some people was brutal."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't let destructive workers poison the workforce."

Software Engineer

"Great place to work."

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"Great benefits, skilled employees. Quality drives the product, rather than a hard schedule."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"Rapid growth in skillset is not rewarded, advancement is merely a time based determination."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Promote based on competency, not time in position."

Mechanical Design Engineer

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"They appear innovative driven."

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

"All could be good."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"Personality conflict."

Electronics Engineer

"Good for career growth opportunities without considering external factors (i.e. family and travel)"

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"Perfect fit with my college education"

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"Did not last long"

Member of Technical Staff

"Good company to work for in the past but it has been awhile since I have been there."

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"Challenging technical work. Excellent educational opportunities."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"Ability to work on good assignments."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Newer engineers should be formally mentored by senior engineers."

Systems Engineer

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"Great work atmosphere."

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

"Go for the interview."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"Current downsizing."

Senior DBA

"Nice for a job if you're an engineer."

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"Pretty secure as long as the defense budget does not get cut."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"Not much upward mobility at the time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Split the company into multiple companies to foster an entrepreneurial attitude."

Software Engineer

"I miss the crew I worked with. Fun, smart, invigorating."

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"Smart people to work with."

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

"Stand up tall, and don't BS them."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"The politics were thick."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen."

Senior Test Engineer

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"Firmware development and systems level testing."

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

"Answer all the questions and ask a few more."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"Short term contracts."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Long term assignments."

Senior Software Engineer

"Lots of really smart people to work with and interesting projects."

Senior Test Engineer

"Good Contracts"

What do you like about working at Raytheon?

"Insteresting Storage and network experience"

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

"Yes reply to all the phone calls."

What don't you like about working at Raytheon?

"Not enough permnament jobs"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Longer term projects"

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Is Raytheon a good company to work for?

Raytheon has an overall rating of 3.8 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 618 Raytheon Review Ratings left anonymously by Raytheon employees, which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 93% of employees would recommend working at Raytheon.

Does Raytheon pay their employees well?

Raytheon employees earn $77,000 annually on average, or $37 per hour, which is 17% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 205 Raytheon employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Raytheon Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Raytheon?

93% of employees would recommend working at Raytheon with the overall rating of 3.8 out of 5. Employees also rated Raytheon 3.6 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.3 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Raytheon?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Raytheon is a Network Architect at $301,000 annually. Browse Raytheon Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Raytheon?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Raytheon is a Supply Chain Associate at $14,000 annually. Browse Raytheon Salaries by Job Profile.

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

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