“Good company”

Pros:  “They work with you and stand behind you. Interesting work and excellent compensation.”

Cons:  “SInce the company is small, downsizing can hurt since there are only a few places to put you.” – Full Review

“My experience at Raytheon was very positive”

Pros:  “Raytheon is a global leader in the defense industry and is a very innovative company. Everyone is very friendly and professional.”

Cons:  “Unfortunately, the defense industry is mainly run off government spending and can be a roller coaster ride. The economy plays a big factor in defense spending and…” – Full Review

“Less interaction with them is best.”

Pros:  “Provided good equipment to use, only after my manager insisted.”

Cons:  “Cheap with the salary & rude staff.” – Full Review

“Good working place”

Pros:  “Good for college graduates. Work with smart people, in stress free environment.”

Cons:  “Slow career improvements. Hard to move up.” – Full Review

“I work at Lockheed Martin”

Pros:  “Wide variety of projects to work on ranging from space based platforms to UAV to ground-based. If you're technically creative there's research money available to get new…”

Cons:  “Because we work on hardware that is launched into space and cannot be easily serviced, the corporation is extremely conservative in systems design, meaning it's…” – Full Review

“The best place to work of all my 8 jobs of 15 years”

Pros:  “If you are looking for a place to work where your work is appreciated and honoured or having the ability to contribute and influence a large organization, this is the place…”

Cons:  “Like all most medium to large corporation, there will always be imbalance somewhere in the organization, hence there are room of improvement. In today world, you…” – Full Review

“My experience with Riverside Research has been good, overall.”

Pros:  “Riverside Research has better benefits than any other government contractor in the WPAFB area. Compensation is also very competitive, if you are able to accurately estimate…”

Cons:  “Due to the nature of government contracts (i.e. the tendency of employees to be embedded at client sites), it can be difficult to gain recognition for…” – Full Review

“Big. Really big. Hard to see the forrest for the trees.”

Pros:  “Defense based culture - lots of patriotism, rules and process Attention to people - good work/life balance, diversity, benefits and compensation Aggressive when going after…”

Cons:  “Defense based culture - lots of patriotism, rules and process Poor attention to tools and techniques - IT is particularly bad. Risk-adverse management skips or…” – Full Review