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      NASA Program Scientist reviews

      4.7

      94% would recommend to a friend

      (39 total reviews)
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      Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

      100% approve of CEO

      12% positive business outlook

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      Program Scientist employees have rated NASA with 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Program Scientist professionals have an excellent working experience there. NASA is rated 27% above average by Program Scientist professionals compared to other employers within the Gobierno y administración pública industry (3.7 stars).

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      39 reviews
      5.0
      Jan 5, 2013

      exhilirating!

      Research scientist
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      Pros

      awesome people, awesome supervisors, also a plus that its located in the bay area

      Cons

      being nasa i was pumped to conduct A LOT of impactful research BUT its still a gov org and to develop new experiments and have them approved, it takes a really LONG time

      4.0
      Jul 21, 2011

      A great community to work for

      Research scientist
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -very professional -a nice place to work because you get to be involved in the "NASA" family and learn about lots of projects -decent pay -Able to come into work late/early to finish day early/late

      Cons

      -Team leads not very good at management -Could be better at dividing work evenly -Better pay or incentive's -Longer summer program

      4.0
      Mar 8, 2009

      This is a great place to work if you can negotiate the idiosyncratic bureaucracy.

      Research scientist
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      Pros

      There is no place like a research center for being able to do creative and rewarding work. We get to work on new and interesting missions. There is really rocket science to be done here. There is no reason to get stuck in any position or field of research for life: However if you are doing good research, you should be able to make a case to do it for as long as you want. There are lots of missions that need new and groundbreaking technology, and it is very satisfying to see your work make a true impact. You get to work with absolutely incredible and creative minds.

      Cons

      Yearly budget cycle and political realities make long-term research an even more challenging goal. At one point, it seemed that we were rivaling professors for having to write proposals and bring in grants. Starting salaries are not as good as in the private sector, but upper level positions can be competitive, especially when you factor in negative profit sharing and the job instability in this down market. New civil service positions are far and few between, and contractors have better job stability than in the outside market, but not as good as a traditional civil service slot.

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