Just Ok - Systems Engineer III Boeing Employee Review

3.0
16 Feb 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The company had great benefits; however, recent changes in the health, education and 401k benefits have dimished this some. Good but not great. As many have mentioned, the work/life balance is pretty good as well.

Cons

The Peter Principle and Good Ol' Boys network are alive and well. Being assigned high visibility, challenging assignments, is often based on who you know rather than actual performance, experience and knowledge. It is difficult to get promoted, and depending on your site, there is very little career growth. In order to advance (level and skills), one must be willing relocate to various sites throughout his career. Additionally, those who take advantage of the Learning Together Program and earn graduate degrees, very quickly realize that such an achievement gets you nowhere fast. This has frustrated many employees.

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5.0
16 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fantastic benefits and work-life balance. 401k match is unmatched!

Cons

Easy to get pigeon-holed into a role. Try exploring ways to stay pro-active and do different things

3.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Easy going, nice benefits, free further education (masters/PhD). Great for an engineer starting out who needs to dip their feet in the pool of engineering for a few years and to get a great 401(k) match at the start of your career (compounding growth). Great for late stage career due to the benefits and solid enough pay in a low cost of living area

Cons

pay-scale lagging, no emphasis on learning new things, no punishment for people who are bad at their job. After working for 4 years, I feel like I should have jumped ship after 2. I haven't been given meaningful work that really challenges me in a while. Now I feel pigeonholed into staying because I have enough years of experience that I really should be considered senior, but I haven't been given work that reflects what I senior engineer should be capable of. Now I'm trying to jump ship before it's really too late. If I stay here another 2 years I think I will be genuinely unemployable and will have to stay at this company forever.

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