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    Rockwell Collins Reviews

    Updated December 16, 2018
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    Rockwell Collins President and CEO Kelly Ortberg
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    Pros

    • "Great work life balance through 9/80 program" (in 154 reviews)

    • "Great company and good benefits" (in 85 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Cedar Rapids is not the greatest" (in 139 reviews)

    • "GOOD WORK LIFE BALANCE in company" (in 29 reviews)

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    1. "Senior Administrative Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Senior Administrative Assistant in Cedar Rapids, IA
      Former Employee - Senior Administrative Assistant in Cedar Rapids, IA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Rockwell Collins full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great place to work. Management is easy to work with.

      Cons

      I can't really state any cons to working at Rockwell.

    2. "Great place to work"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Great place to work, people are great

      Cons

      To far from my home

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    3. "This is a great company to work for."

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      Current Employee - Flight Operations Customer Trainer
      Current Employee - Flight Operations Customer Trainer
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Rockwell Collins full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      A company culture that keeps our teams happy. Immediate superiors are open to suggestions and improvement. Competitive pay.

      Cons

      The company offers a few high deductible health insurance options. Not the worst, not so great.

    4. "Technical Marketing Specialist"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Rockwell Collins full-time

      Pros

      Great people to work with and great work/life balance.

      Cons

      Room to grow if based out of headquarters in Iowa.

    5. Helpful (1)

      "Good People"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Rockwell Collins full-time

      Pros

      Good hard working people. Innovative technology in communication and aerospace. The company is positioning to improve their culture and business practices.

      Cons

      Antiquated work environments where how you are doing is what you did wrong not what you do right. Blame is cast, responsibility is not owned.

      Advice to Management

      Do not be surprised when people leave because you treat them like cogs in the machine. If you cannot appreciate the talent, the talent will find someone who is willing to appreciate them.

    6. "Good people"

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      Current Employee - Engineer
      Current Employee - Engineer
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Rockwell Collins full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good people.
      Talented people.
      Smart people.
      Good work-life balance.

      Cons

      Tracking time is not fun.

      Advice to Management

      Streamline time charging and tracking. I’m an engineer, not an accountant.

    7. "Good Company"

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      Current Employee - Senior Engineering Manager
      Current Employee - Senior Engineering Manager
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Rockwell Collins full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Rockwell has a great culture !

      Cons

      Rockwell tends to keep poor performers.

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Renowned name in the aviation industry"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Rockwell Collins full-time

      Pros

      Cool projects and the best place for anyone with interest in aviation

      Cons

      Old building and practically no windows in most of the buildings

    9. Helpful (3)

      "Greedy Organization"

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      Former Employee - Laid Off in Irvine, CA
      Former Employee - Laid Off in Irvine, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Rockwell Collins full-time

      Pros

      This company has no pros

      Cons

      Completely closing Irvine office after UTC buyout. Company gave retention bonuses to management and their “favorite” employees. Replacing engineers with cheap Indian contractors.

      Advice to Management

      Be professional.

    10. "Excellent Engineering-First Organization"

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      Current Employee - Senior Electrical Engineer in Melbourne, FL
      Current Employee - Senior Electrical Engineer in Melbourne, FL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Rockwell Collins full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      I've worked for several companies in my career -- each in different industries. Rockwell Collins is at the top in most categories.

      Being an engineer who prefers to work on exciting products used in demanding environments, I'm really impressed with how Rockwell Collins puts engineering first. While all companies need to make money, some "tech" companies (including others that I previously worked for) take things too far and allow MBAs and people inexperienced in the application to make important decisions for their technical products. The end result seems to be that profit projections aren't met "due to unforseen market conditions" and that it's because engineering or production couldn't produce a cheap enough product.

      What differentiates Rockwell Collins in this regard is that exceptional performance and product safety come first -- which are driven by both engineers and managers with technical backgrounds. The CEO himself was previously an engineer.

      The result has been exciting work and products that are market leaders, resulting in great profits and excellent benefits: good compensation, a 9/80 schedule, 3 weeks standard vacation and a winter shutdown (of nearly two weeks).

      Cons

      When you work in aviation, a lot of documentation is required to ensure the safety of the products. If you aren't prepared for this, the experience may not be for you.

      Advice to Management

      Keep engineering first. Good business results will naturally follow.