You'd better like doing what you're originally hired to do. - Aerospace Engineer (Civil Servant) NASA Employee Review

2.0
Jan 22, 2010
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Pros

-You get to tell people you work at NASA -Excellent job security -Fairly flexible hours -The benefits are fairly good

Cons

-Moving from one organization to another is nearly impossible, so if you don't like what you're doing, you're stuck with it -Miles of red tape to get anything done -Pay is sub-par for an engineering job in Silicon Valley

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting, learning opportunity, decent work life balance

Cons

Difficult coding challenges but overall great experience

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