Hyperloop - Senior Mechanical Engineer Virgin Galactic Employee Review

1.0
Dec 21, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

When I joined the culture was fun, nice location, nice people, smart engineers and an exciting project.

Cons

How do such smart engineers continue to believe such a small rocket with limited margins of payload is EVER going to orbit? The Boeing people won't even test because big box company execs don't take risks at startups. Then again, what makes anyone think VG is a start up? It's an LLC for crying out loud. It's a holding company for Branson brand promotion like Hyperloop and Cosmic 747's that pose as first stage boosters... sadly, with lots of people on board. It's ridiculous that this company houses so many well educated engineers that apparently just take the money. There's no serious engineering going on here. I mean come on it's a big marketing PR scam.

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5.0
Feb 4, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Meaningful work, collaborative, fast paced, friendlies co-workers, and great pay!

Cons

Distance is concerning if you're not near the East Valley.

4.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

People are friendly, and work environment is clean.

Cons

Slowly taking away employee's benefit like WFH and required 50 hrs/week. Management is conflicting with each other and made bad decision because of schedule driven or lack of technical knowledge.

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