Is Jacobs a good company to work for as a System Engineer?

System Engineer professionals working at Jacobs have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 40 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Jacobs employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open System Engineer Jobs at Jacobs now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineer interview questions at Jacobs .

Does Jacobs pay System Engineer employees well?

System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Jacobs with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 40 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 11.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineer salaries at Jacobs.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Jacobs?

Engineer (325) , Project Manager (296) , Mechanical Engineer (125) , Project Engineer (120) , Civil Engineer (110) , Process Engineer (105) , Senior Engineer (93) , Intern (92) , Senior Project Manager (82) , Structural Engineer (60) , Graduate Engineer (57) , Architect (55) , Software Engineer (54) , Design Engineer (52) , Consultant (51)

What are the pros of working at Jacobs according to real employee reviews?

"the people are great and there are a lot of optional employee groups you can join to connect with people with similar viewpoints" ((in 486 reviews)); "They offer many good benefits and are always hosting morale functions for employees and their family members." ((in 399 reviews)); "Good SMEs to learn from and pay is good." ((in 346 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 320 reviews)); "Culture was good and enjoyed time there" ((in 314 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Jacobs according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management... they waste most of the job budget on very high salaried people in meetings where very little if anything is accomplished." ((in 317 reviews)); "This was due to the fact that I received no training when I was hired." ((in 107 reviews)); "No Bonus As Provide Engg services to other companies work scope could be limited Hardly any international assignment opportunity" ((in 97 reviews)); "bad managers (depends on who you work for)" ((in 91 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected from the work force .there" ((in 82 reviews))

Jacobs System Engineer reviews

3.6

36% would recommend to a friend

(40 total reviews)

Bob Pragada

23% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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System Engineer employees have rated Jacobs with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 40 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Jacobs is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by System Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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40 reviews

3.0

Sep 12, 2013

Interesting place to work for gov't

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits with med and dental

Cons

Low Supervision of Supervisors jobs

1.0

Aug 26, 2013

Worst company I've ever worked for

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have focus that centers on safety. Certain managers are genuinely nice and care for their people and subcontractors.

Cons

Jacobs frequently fills highly technical positions with unskilled personnel and pays their skilled personnel well below average. This is not obvious until you're neck deep in the work. There are also about 4 levels of reporting so if you have a weekly report, it's going to be scrutinized several times before you ever submit it.

3.0

Apr 24, 2013

Typical NASA contractor

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Senior management was generally good about updating employees in good times and bad times. Generally good engineers with a wealth of knowledge and experience - good to work with.

Cons

During the slow times, there was no effort to connect employees with other Jacobs offices. The company logo "people are our greatest assets" was not consistently apparent in terms of career development.

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