L3Harris Engineer Reviews

Pros

I liek the big money

Cons

Defense is definitely a grind

Pros

The local team members are great.

Cons

Culture is very poor and layoffs are now common. They typically lay people off right before a major holiday or right after someone takes PTO. It is very, very shady how this happens. What is shown to the public and what really happens is very, very different. It really is like working for a company that has a bipolar disorder. For example, the Waco site used to advocate serving others in our community but this is no longer the case. The new leadership is against this because they see it as an expense because it does not "bring money in the doors." The C-suite types have killed this company and the culture that made it successful. Most of the people that were experienced have left or have been let go because they are a threat to the new regime. If you file an ethics complaint you will be targeted and laid off. Several of my work friends found this out the hard way. The software development practices are stuck in the early 2000s and if you try to advocate modern practices it is seen as hurting the bottom line. It is very sad what has happened to this once good company.

Pros

My team had very relaxed scheduling. Be there at 10:15AM standup, complete your work, and hit your required hours per week. The facility is open 24/7 so you could come in early and clock out early, or come in late and clock out late, or some combination of both. The general expectation was to work 9 hours per day (30 minute lunch and breaks included), with every other Friday off. At my location there was a housing stipend.

Cons

They prefer to only hire 6 month Co-Ops because obtaining a security clearance takes months and if you only work a Summer you won't get the full "top-secret" experience. This can set you back on your graduation by a semester. If you're going to the Greenville location, make sure to try to book an apartment at Cross Timbers. The commute is less than 5 minutes to L3, and it's the nicest apartment complex in the area. $900-1500/mo

Pros

- Ph.D. educational assistance of $35k per year - Graduate (Masters) educational assistance of $20k per year - 160 Hours of PTO, no questions asked; more can be granted with two levels of approval - Hybrid work - Remote work available depending on the program

Cons

- Limited growth opportunities - a 1-year commitment to apply for other internal roles - Technology varies depending on the program

Pros

This is my first job as an engineer after graduating college. The job is not very difficult and they are very patient with new hires. I can ask questions and people are happy to share their knowledge with me. There are also very good benefits.

Cons

There is not very good training material on how to do my job, so most of my learning is me having to ask other people which can make me feel like a bother to people who seem busy. I don't always feel very challenged at work and it can seem boring.

Pros

Being a small office you can wear different hats and learn new things. I prefer this to being pigeon holed.

Cons

As a small remote office there is often confusion as to what our process is supposed to be. The only way to get promoted is to move to the head office in Palm Bay, FL, and I haven't heard anything positive about the working environment there.

Pros

Salt Lake City management is very invested in employee growth and success. challenging and exciting work, though that is becoming less so. - Strait time over time pay for salary employees. - Paid travel time. - Very flexible work schedule for Engineering, 9/80, 4/10 and more.

Cons

There is a culture divide between corporate and local divisions and you can feel it. Benefits have been lowered to match "industry standard". Corporate seems more interested in merger and acquisitions to grow innovation then investments in IRAD to drive organic growth. Will need Masters for good pay in Engineering.

Pros

Employees are given a lot of flexibility with their work schedules. Most of the technology L3Harris develops is complex/interesting. Employees have lots of opportunity for internal job movement and are typically given a say in which projects and teams they work on.

Cons

Upward mobility / salary growth can be slow for experienced employees

Pros

The people are awesome to work with and I genuinely enjoy coming into work. The work is interesting, although can be slow from time to time. Lots of opportunities to try new things, move around, and build your resume.

Cons

Very difficult to move up the company latter. Internal salary bumps don’t match the market rate, so basically the longer you stay the further below the market average you become.

Pros

Mostly low pressure work environment. Great people to work with. My Managers are rather calming rather than high strung like other places I have been. Paid OT for salaried employees so I do not feel like a billable hour slave. The company will normally get you the tools and software you need to do your job... None of the "can you use free or open source" response when asking for software. Company is big on diversity and inclusion! You will meet people from all over the world and different ethnicities and backgrounds. Everyone thus far has been excellent character. EVERYONE I have encountered here has been very welcoming and friendly. Some people come off as high strung but once you get to know them its different. Company is very accommodating for those with special needs.. just don't be afraid to ask! Company has an internal job openings website so you can see what positions are open and apply for them. Company has so much technological resources available as one of my coworkers said once "I need to inspect this item let me go over and use the electron microscope... Oh wait its being used.... oh ok Ill go use the other one...." We have a PCB Fabrication Lab on campus where we can have custom prototype boards build. We have multiple assembly lines for circuit cards. Company is big on values and quality of work.

Cons

Easy to get lost in the crowd. Seems to have an old boys mentality where people who have been here get promotions before those who have experience. Pay raises have been pretty poor ~2% for those who meet expectations and 3% for exceed which cause people to jump around to other places to get pay increases. For those starting out you need to make sure you try to guide your career and what you want to do as you can assigned to menial tasks which does not give you the experience to do what you really want to do. There is a plethora of work here and not all of it requires a clearance yet in job openings it is listed that you must be able to get a clearance. It takes a very long time to get things done here due to process and procedures. The company does not really look for / ask for ways to improve the way we do things. There seems to be a divide between the upper management and us low people on the totem pole. I don't expect them to be our buddies but it would be nice if they came around and met people, shook their hands, talked to them on a personal level and asked what the company could do to improve and or move forward. For those who are handicap you have to jump thru hoops to get campus drive on permission to park in the handicap spaces inside the fence. If you are handicap this should be far easier and widely known that this is an option!