Is Raytheon a good company to work for?

Raytheon has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 2,882 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Raytheon to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Raytheon have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , Mechanical Design Engineer and Intern .

Does Raytheon pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Raytheon employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Raytheon. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Raytheon?

70% of Raytheon employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Raytheon 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Raytheon?

Software Engineer (171) , Systems Engineer (150) , Engineer (61) , Systems Engineer II (58) , Senior Software Engineer (52) , Senior Systems Engineer (52) , Software Engineer II (49) , Mechanical Engineer (47) , Financial Analyst (31) , Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) (31) , Principal Engineer (29) , Electrical Engineer (28) , Electrical Engineer II (28) , Principal Software Engineer (27) , Mechanical Engineer II (26)

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

"Good Benefits and chill work environment" ((in 239 reviews)); "Work life balance was good and there were plenty of fun times to be had in the SCIF." ((in 227 reviews)); "The pay is good and I truly have a lot of fun doing what I do." ((in 183 reviews)); "Worked with a lot of really great people who were always trying to help and ensure I had all of the tools to succeed." ((in 180 reviews)); "The culture is good and supportive" ((in 48 reviews))

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

"Raises are low" ((in 53 reviews)); "Pay communication brotherhood leadership poor" ((in 52 reviews)); "Corporate is corporate; they aren't really looking out for you as an individual (but there are some good managers)." ((in 42 reviews)); "Upper management are a bit out of touch with the rest." ((in 27 reviews)); "No training whats so ever and the training you do receive is not industry standard nor OSHA safe." ((in 24 reviews))

What are employees saying about Raytheon layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Raytheon layoffs and their outlook for job security at Raytheon in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Raytheon locations?

Tucson , El Segundo , Andover , McKinney , Tewksbury , Dallas , Aurora , Woburn , Boston , Marlborough , Goleta , Richardson , Huntsville , Los Angeles , Dulles , Portsmouth , Sterling , Largo , Arlington , Fullerton , Forest , Phoenix , Indianapolis , State College , Fort Wayne , Denver , Louisville , Washington , Plano , East Hartford

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Raytheon reviews

3.6

70% would recommend to a friend

(2,638 total reviews)

Christopher T. Calio

64% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

Raytheon has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,638 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Raytheon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

5.0

Jun 17, 2021

Flexible and Accepting

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wide array of projects that you can choose from Flexible work schedule Helpful and understanding management teams Accepting and somewhat casual culture

Cons

Growth within the company is somewhat slow Antiquated systems that need a lot of refreshing Government work = slow bureaucratic processes

3.0

Jun 16, 2021

Good pay, benefits, boring, button pusher.

Senior subcontracts administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is better than most defense industry companies. 401k match is nice after a year and vested by 3. Health bennies are good and cheap compared to other companies. Decent PTO. 3 weeks paid parental. Yearly bonus.

Cons

The amount of red tape this company has in place to get something done is absurd. Don’t bother applying for a Subcontracts job. VP thinks buyers and SubK are the same. This is nothing more than a PR placement job. You’ll make zero decisions. They are all made for you by management or worse, Material Program Managers (MPM). Apply for MPM and skip being a PO placer. You’ll never be included on the front end decision making. You’ll have to just live with the horrendous decisions made by MPM’s who know literally zero about supply chain and the FAR. You will have 10-15 of these ill equipped MPM’s E-mailing and IM’g you daily asking is it done yet like a small child. They don’t grasp the concept of having SubK involved in the early stages and they’ll just dump incomplete PR’s to you with one sentence SSJ’s and look at you crossed eyed when you ask for documentation to support a SS decision. If you can’t beat them, might as well join them. Stay away from SubK unless you want to be a glorified buyer that has to sit there and do what your told.

4.0

Jun 16, 2021

Learning opportunities

Mechanical engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Endless resources and experienced mentors to learn from

Cons

Limited to remote work at the moment

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