United Space Alliance Reviews

I have been working at United Space Alliance

Pros – Really enjoyed working there. Nice people, good communication with management. Was happy with the projects we accomplished in working toward successful safe space missions.

Cons – Very poor pay comparison to outside the government contractor arena. Found out severely underpaid when time came to leave for new pastures.

Advice to Senior Management – Very impressed with way management kept employees informed toward end of program. Need to remember the lessons about what happened the last time there was brain drain in the space industry. You are loosing alot of people that now KNOW they are severely underpaid and it will be very hard to get them to come back in a couple of years.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at United Space Alliance

Pros – Pride working in the space industry and the very knowledgeable co-workers that shared their experience. The pay scale was above-average and the benefits were good.

Cons – The space shuttle program ended prior to USA securing contracts to retain the experienced workforce that wanted to stay in the area.

Advice to Senior Management – USA's upper management did not make the commitment to secure other contracts outside the space industry. Effort should be made to win contracts to help people get re-employed.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at United Space Alliance

Pros – -United Space Alliance is a great place to co-op.
-The work life balance with working for United Space Alliance was great.
-It is uncommon for a young engineers to work tremendous long hours.
-The people were great, and willing to help.

Cons – -Some of the procedures required to get approval was extensive and frustrating with getting a job completed.
-The uncertainty of work, due to recent layoffs.

Advice to Senior Management – Push to make processes more simpler.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at United Space Alliance

Pros – Human Space Flight related work.

Cons – Lousy benefits (suspect to be even worse beginning of next year whereas excellent until 2006).

Advice to Senior Management – Bean counters can't expect a positive outcome after laying most of the engineers off from an Engineering Firm.

I worked at United Space Alliance

Pros – Great people to work with. Great hardware to maintain and operate. Great quality of life and work balance. Really talented people that had been assembled.

Cons – No good vision to keep work available. Company just laid off thousands of people due to lack of desire to keep company viable by parent companies.(Boeing, lockheed)

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at United Space Alliance

Pros – Very professional and safety oriented

Cons – The benefits co pay is more costly.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at United Space Alliance

Pros – The people were extremely talented, dedicated and fun.

Cons – Poor communication. Continual budget pressure - no way to do long term planning

Advice to Senior Management – Trust your employees and share more information. It's their company too. They can help solve the problems.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at United Space Alliance

Pros – Flexibility
Life Balance
Inherently interesting work (space operations)

Cons – In an industry in turmoil (manned spaceflight)
Previous company qualities were in a government cost plus enviroment(past performance is no guarantee of future performance).
Parent companies (Boeing, Lockheed) determine what business USA can bid on.

Advice to Senior Management – USA must be far more successfull at getting new business. It will require spending some USA capitol not just getting NASA to invest. It is a new world in space and your engineers need to be enabled with industry standard tools i.e.COTS packages that cost money.

I have been working at United Space Alliance

Pros – The best minds in operations. There is no better job than controlling space craft or training Astronauts. The organization matches the management hiearchy of NASA's chain of comment allowing ground floor employees the opportunity to directly contribute to program successes.

Cons – The company only had two major programs to support making new business difficult to develop. To keep the best minds the benefits package was best in the industry, until they had to compete for new contracts. Benefits were cut while employee contributions skyrocketed. The thought that you had to be a degreed engineer to get promoted to management or to earn top pay, handcuffed many excellent employees. Executive management is all ex Astronauts led by a "Beltway Bandit" sent from the parent company. The CEO speaks a good game but thus far is unsuccessful at developing new business.

Advice to Senior Management – Rightsizing the company to better pursue new business while NASA cuts 75% of your working staff should be concentrated on "upper" middle management. Just how many VP's and Directors are needed by a staff totalling 2900?

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at United Space Alliance

Pros – The work enviroment is very cooperational. Concerns are encourged to be brought forward.
People are always willing to help you if run into a technical problem.

Cons – The company is downsizing, benefits are being reduced and insurance cost are rising. The company is dependent on government contracts.

Advice to Senior Management – Do your best not to lose the "family" atmosphere as the company downsizes. Contemplate the future and expand beyond Government contracts.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend