L3Harris Software 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

The local people are great, intelligent, and hard-working. The people are why I’m still there.

Cons

Since the merger the executive leadership doesn’t have a clear direction for the sector. Morale is low and we are losing great people. No longer promoting above level 5 and leadership response is let attrition happen so they don’t have the PR nightmare if layoffs and don’t have to pay out severance because they are pushing people out the door.

Pros

Interesting projects Agile adoption Getting a clearance is common Hybrid of one day on site a week Free lunch 3x a week Profitable management Benefits Healthy PTO

Cons

No meaningful pay increases No desire to modernize approaches Low starting pay

Pros

Work virtual, great pay, great co workers, great tech support, sign on bonus, unlimited coffee in office

Cons

benefits suck, hours can be long and well over 40 a week. Deadlines are strict. Being a engineer is hard brain work

Pros

-Little to no drama -People I work with seriously consider recommendations and accept results -large organization with strong employee protections (perceived anyway)

Cons

-Can be stressful at times (but I have had much much worse in the past) -From an IT/tech perspective, I have little admin rights both on my local machine and network wide. Makes R&D much more slow and difficult

Pros

DOD contracts. Huge support structure of tools and procedures.

Cons

Lack of synergy due to detailed time tracking needed for DOD contracts.

Pros

The company culture is great!

Cons

IT support infrastructure is quite a pain.

Pros

Loved my team and the other interns I worked with

Cons

Not a lot of work, location was not the best and barely anybody in the main office (for non-clearance). Also HR didn’t bother to gather interns or hold any events