Pros
Culture I think is highly dependent on the division you’re at. For my division, it’s great. If you’re at a division within the core line of business, and you do well, seems like they will try to push you up through the ranks. Raised salaries after the merger with L3 (my division is legacy L3) 9/80 schedule is great 401k matching is 6% which I believe is average You get 4 weeks vacation starting out which is pretty great but it’s unlimited
Cons
Unlimited vacation is always worse. You don’t necessarily get the guaranteed 4 weeks each year if there are pressing needs. And because it doesn’t roll over anymore, you don’t get it back. They’re selling the division I work at.... Would have gave 3 stars if they weren’t. And it’s clear they had planned to from the very beginning so it would have been nice to know much earlier in advance. They love claiming they have the highest % R&D investment in the industry, but it’s clear even from the goals and strategic priorities they post that there’s no strong push to reduce costs and invest back in the regular workforce who actually does the work to produce revenue. There was some evidence of being on the right track but I guess they never cared about my division because they were going to sell it off anyway. For young and ambitious people reading this, it’s clear from their financial statements and even the CEO on both internal and public interviews that basically ever dollar this company makes goes back to shareholders, either through share buybacks or dividends. Note that there’s NOTHING wrong with this. It’s how most Fortune 500 companies operate anyway. Really it’s how most companies that just want to coast and/or grow slowly operate. If you’re looking for a place to spend your career at traversing the ladder, then this is probably an okay option. But if you want something more than that, which is what I am realizing for myself now, then neither this nor most other companies would be good for that. You need to take the much harder and riskier option of either working crazy hours for a growth company or forging your own path. At this moment, this is my mindset but who knows, I may read this review in the future and cringe at everything. These are the thoughts of an early career engineer. Take them however you will.