Former Manufacturing Engineer - Manufacturing Engineer Boeing Employee Review

5.0
Aug 7, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Technology is off the scale. You are exposed to the latest and greatest, far more than most companies. The culture is respectful, encouraging, and has built-in measures that truly protects all employee levels from micro-managing, bully-management, predator managements, sneaky managing, and the like. It's an environment where you wake up and enjoy going to work, like how it was long ago.

Cons

Trying to manage the ups and downs of the aerospace business. It can be nerve racking to watch the news knowing that some ridiculous world event can adversely affect the business. No fault of Boeing but when most of the products cary huge price tags as theirs, there aren't many buyers in the world with pockets deep enough to buy from the counter.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Excellent work-life balance compared to many aerospace companies. Good benefits (healthcare, retirement, PTO).

Cons

- Five days per week in the office - Parking can be challenging. - Working across multiple time zones (U.S., Brazil, India) creates coordination overhead - Compensation is not competitive for the Seattle area. - Limited opportunities for meaningful career growth. While there are internal career paths, I haven't found many opportunities that align with the technical challenges and responsibilities I'm looking for - SPEEA's seniority-based structure can slow advancement for newer employees - Programs have very long development cycles, so it can take years to see your work become a finished product - Less exposure to cutting-edge technology than companies focused on emerging products (space, medical devices, AI hardware, quantum computing, etc. Significant bureaucracy and slow decision-making

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