Collins Aerospace reviews

-Poor leadership- constantly changing priorities, lack of understanding basic manufacturing principles, reliant on "good ole boys" from previous businesses -Less competitive benefits- no bonuses (performance sharing), less company match 401k, no 9x80 schedules, less PTO, no paid OT (but expected 50-60 he work week), required weekend support without compensation (on-site and on-call) -Toxic culture- no accountability, little cross functional collaboration, functional managers with different priorities than operations managers, overlapping roles and responsibilities -business wide org changes that fundamental changed roles and responsibilities without plans for the affected employees (newly relocated employees held to relocation cost repayment obligations despite position being eliminated) -Constant change- hiring then firing all contractors shows lack of planning

If you are in the innovative 3%, PhD/very senior ppt engineers tend to rule and they bolster their career while undermining yours. Politics are rampant, diversity hires are favored over qualified personnel (especially in management) at everyone's expense. Remember your hours are charged to gov contracts means YOU are the product and yes, they also make a profit on hardware. Small town, good old boy politics. If you relocate to the area be warned that it could take a decade to be considered a local and even then opportunities to earn a promotion will be difficult to identify. Engineering leadership recommends that you obtain another job offer to get a promotion or a >3.5% pay raise. Program Managers and Engineering Directors run this place and can be ruthless, vindictive, and often seek retribution for respectfully disagreeing with them. Don't allow the "mid-western" hospitality fool you, I've met more genuine people in Manhattan. This review is in reference to the Cedar Rapids site only although I know Raytheon and UTC are very similar and many of our 38-48 y/o colleagues labeled as "high performers" have left those sites in the past two years. Tuscon, Cedar Rapids, and Hartford are all suffering from attrition of their best performers/innovators.