Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Reviews

Pros

Exceptional benefits are offered to employees here and you get to work with some of the brightest individuals in this industry

Cons

It is very challenging to work anywhere that is tied to government funding to continue to operate so sometimes cuts are painful

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to innovate, place a high value on the individuals that work for you and be certain to return to engineering excellence

Pros

workload is minimal, rarely work more than 40 hours a week.
team members are good to work with, generally helpful and share knowledge

Cons

not a place to expand your current skill set
promotions seem to be based on years of service with company, not on actual aptitude

Pros

*Decent Benefits
*Stable hours
*Big company that you could move around in

Cons

*Lack of direction
*Could learn a lot more with better work direction
*Too many proces

Advice to Senior Management

*Pick a clear vision based on sound reasoning

Pros

Decisions tend to be inclusive of all functions. This includes not only the technical functions such as engineering, but also finance, contracts, and procurement.

Cons

Given the collaborative nature, it take a long time for Boeing management to make a decision. They are extremely risk adverse, so people tend to report the "good news" story for fear that a decision will not be made or will be studied to death.

Advice to Senior Management

Act swiftly. Greater focus on products, capabilities, and customer needs vs pure numbers. Sometimes, the business case won't make sense on paper no matter which way you turn it, but it may still be the right thing to do for the long term.

Pros

Benefits packagae available to employees

Cons

Promotion advancement and growth opportunity

Pros

Salary
Job promotions
Scope of jobs available
Paid Vacation
Tuition reimbursement
Travel
Health and dental insurance
401K
Pension
Profit sharing

Cons

Employment stability
Senior management competence
Too many layers of management
Painfully slow in making decisions
Poor planning for the future

Advice to Senior Management

Treat your employees better than you would treat yourself.

Pros

Ethical, good benefits, committed to training, large enough to offer upward mobility, well-respected

Cons

Very aircraft-centric, so difficult if you are in another part of the business. Too process oriented; one size does not fit all. Lots of changes in the markets right now, so the organization is seeking to redefine itself.

Advice to Senior Management

Communicate, communicate, communicate. Talk to your people and let them know what needs to be done. Get their ideas too.

Pros

Nice company to work for.

Cons

very top heavy company, not a lot of room to move up.

Advice to Senior Management

Truly look for those trying to move up.

Pros

Decent pay, perdiem, decent benefit exciting technical work. Great innovations and technoloogy.

Cons

Benfits cutbacks, smaller salary increases. Budget cuts.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay the industry standard please.

Pros

Good management growth opportunities. Good visibility across supplier companies.

Cons

Lack of long-term business development

Advice to Senior Management

Invest more in R&D and ongoing new business development