I'm trying to gauge what WLB is like at Raytheon based on another post - mainly for SWE but anyone feel free to chime in. What's WLB like? How remote-friendly is the company? What's pay like? Including role and level would be useful. TC: $300
TC is 🥜 Hourly pay is top tier
WLB is great. It's hard to get fired so you can be, or pretend to be an idiot. TC is absolutely garbage but it's also pretty recession proof.
How are the interviews?
Extremely easy interviews. Usually no leet code. 1hr of technical questions, 1hr behavioral. Hiring anyone with a pulse currently. Don't have to be good, just need to be able to charge a contract so they can collect their money.
I actually interviewed at Raytheon a few years ago. No leetcode, you just talk to hiring managers. I got offers from two teams, a Microsoft team and a Linux team. They have a room with full size middle replicas, that was kind of cool. One other unique thing was that you need a car to drive around the military base to do your interview.
I am a hardware engineer and can say the technology and environmental challenges the products operate in are fascinating and interesting. WLB is great with most people now working from home 1 to 3 days (depending on team and work stage of development). With that said TC is nothing compared to FAANG. Feel free to ask if you have any other questions, I have worked here a long time :). Edit: Just and FYI that Rockwell Collins was bought by UTC which then merged with Raytheon to form Raytheon Technology.
WLB is amazing tbh. You just have to put in 40 hrs a week, anything else is optional. You either get paid overtime for every hour after or can bank those hours and use them the following days/weeks to leave early. So work 45 hours one week only work 35 the next. You can do 4 10 hour days or a 9/80 schedule and get every other day. Your TC is likely going to be 50-60% of what you’re making rn at google tho. The tech is pretty interesting tho. All is team dependent tbh. There are remote roles, you just gotta seek them out. I know a few people who are full time remote, but most are either on site full time or hybrid.
Work life balance ⚖️ is incredible every Friday off unlimited PTO unlimited sick leaves, no work. Basically you work for 5 hours a week and get a salary of 80hours 😂. Pension after retirement of same salary for what you retire at. Secure job no layoff, no stress no pressure no deadline, super easy as Raytheon is at least 80 to 120 years behind in technology everything is piece of cake 🍰 here. Yes I'm on remote work from 2020 NO PIP 😂😂😂😂 Embedded Software Engineer 8 yoe TC: $280k Base $235k Sign on $160k ( top secret clearance with SCI clearance)
Too good to be true. Then why not everyone try to work there?
@VmWare Because all smart people are on H1b as Biden only gives citizenship to refugees 😂.. this company requires USA citizenship and clearance which is not easy to get. On top your immediate family has to be in USA either green card or citizen.
What everyone else said: Amazing WLB 9/80 schedule and ability to flex hours over 2 weeks Hybrid and remote options I’ve never worked over 40hrs/week average Lots of cool programs (tech is somewhat modern if you get on a newer program) Pretty much recession proof No PIP Once you’re in defense you can move around the big companies pretty easily to keep getting raises and bonuses. Lots of locations to work P4 Systems Engineer 7+ YOE Started last year in Texas (Average COL) $160k base $50k sign on 5% annual bonus 7.5% 401k match 4 weeks PTO EDIT: there is also a paid shutdown (holiday time) around Christmas for about 2 weeks. (All major defense does this)
Don’t come, it’s dull here.
WLB is unbeatable. Everyone I work with is remote unless they want to be hybrid. Pay is crushing it for me with < 1 YOE. Getting paid as a senior engineer because of other non-SWE experience. Just make sure to negotiate. Raytheon is hiring new people at higher salaries but supposedly its way way harder to go up once you are here/there
Y do u want to dramatically decrease TC for Raytheon also list TC plz
Just curious - never know what the future holds