Is Boeing a good company to work for as a System Engineering?

System Engineering professionals working at Boeing have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 545 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Boeing employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open System Engineering Jobs at Boeing now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineering interview questions at Boeing .

Does Boeing pay System Engineering employees well?

System Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Boeing with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 545 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineering salaries at Boeing.

How happy are System Engineering professionals working at Boeing?

79% of System Engineering employees at Boeing would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 20% in the past 12 months. System Engineering professionals have also rated Boeing with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Boeing?

Software Engineer (627) , Engineer (522) , Systems Engineer (491) , Project Manager (275) , Intern (229) , Procurement Agent (216) , Manufacturing Engineer (210) , Financial Analyst (207) , Mechanical Engineer (188) , Manager (174) , Industrial Engineer (171) , Design Engineer (144) , Programme Analyst (138) , Senior Software Engineer (135) , Senior Manager (107)

What are the pros of working at Boeing according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are Great and are the main reason Boeing gets away with how they treat employees" ((in 3376 reviews)); "pretty flexible and good work life balance" ((in 1396 reviews)); "Pay is good and they have more people than they should for each team often times" ((in 1242 reviews)); "There are a lot of great people that are very down to earth that I enjoyed working with." ((in 990 reviews)); "professional growing and good salary" ((in 398 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Boeing according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and gratitude is not always shown towards those who work hard and go the extra mile." ((in 971 reviews)); "Don't worry if you get a good or bad manager because it will change in time." ((in 506 reviews)); "Periodic and frequent layoffs during first 7" ((in 457 reviews)); "Toxic culture and crab mentality" ((in 362 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of accountability at a high and medium levels of management." ((in 312 reviews))

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Boeing System Engineering reviews

3.6

79% would recommend to a friend

(545 total reviews)

Kelly Ortberg

84% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

System Engineering employees have rated Boeing with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 545 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Boeing is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by System Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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545 reviews

4.0

Jan 21, 2026

Good Benefit Package

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are the reason.

Cons

Good management is sometimes lacking.

4.0

Jan 5, 2026

Interesting but slow

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting and meaningful work. Good coworkers. Great tuition assistance

Cons

Slow to adopt new ideas as a company. Lots of procedures and hurdles to get things done.

4.0

Dec 1, 2025

Working at Boeing

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits Good work culture if with the right team

Cons

With the wrong team it may be a little demanding

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