Good place to work if you are smart and resorceful. - Senior Mechanical Engineer Boeing Employee Review

5.0
Nov 7, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Boeing is a world class company that invests in the training and resources to enable employees to do their jobs well. I have worked at other large and small aerospace companies. Boeing, by a far margin, has its act together the best of them all. There is never a lack of interesting and challenging programs and jobs available to capable employees.

Cons

You can get pigeonholed into a position that can limit your mobility within the company. Senior engineers are encouraged to take lead positions that might be too much work for the individual or be outside of their expertise or ability. Also, occasionally the wrong person rises into management who turns a group into a toxic fiefdom that is a gulag of overtime, unmet unreasonable expectations and poor performance reviews. To Boeing's credit, those managers do not last too long and often find themselves taking non-management positions.

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5.0
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Pros

Not stressful, Benefits are good, Work is interesting

Cons

Pay could be better. Moves slow.

2.0
Jul 13, 2026
Recommend
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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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