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

System Engineer professionals working at Boeing have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 485 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Boeing employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open System Engineer Jobs at Boeing now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineer interview questions at Boeing .

Does Boeing pay System Engineer employees well?

System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Boeing with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 485 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineer salaries and benefits at Boeing .

How happy are System Engineer professionals working at Boeing?

77% of System Engineer employees at Boeing would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 21% in the past 12 months. System Engineer professionals have also rated Boeing with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Boeing?

Software Engineer (618) , Engineer (520) , Systems Engineer (490) , Project Manager (274) , Intern (226) , Procurement Agent (216) , Financial Analyst (207) , Manufacturing Engineer (206) , Mechanical Engineer (186) , Manager (174) , Industrial Engineer (171) , Design Engineer (145) , Programme Analyst (138) , Senior Software Engineer (133) , Senior Manager (107)

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

"Great benefits (immediately vesting 401k with 100% company match up to 10% salary) and WLB" ((in 3416 reviews)); "pretty flexible and good work life balance" ((in 1395 reviews)); "Pay is good and they have more people than they should for each team often times" ((in 1241 reviews)); "There are a lot of great people that are very down to earth that I enjoyed working with." ((in 960 reviews)); "professional growing and good salary" ((in 394 reviews))

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

"Poor management and gratitude is not always shown towards those who work hard and go the extra mile." ((in 953 reviews)); "Don't worry if you get a good or bad manager because it will change in time." ((in 508 reviews)); "Periodic and frequent layoffs during first 7" ((in 444 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of accountability at a high and medium levels of management." ((in 306 reviews)); "very stressful and poor upper management" ((in 188 reviews))

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3.6

77% would recommend to a friend

(485 total reviews)

Kelly Ortberg

80% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

Systems Engineer employees have rated Boeing with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 485 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Boeing is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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485 reviews

3.0

May 29, 2026

Great benefits and work-life balance, but poor management

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are great, work life balance

Cons

Runs very slowly, management is horrible

4.0

Apr 16, 2026

Great growth opportunities but limited role incentives

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunities to grow. Those that are the most successful often times move to many different roles within the company.

Cons

There is very little incentive to stay in a current role. If you like a project often times you will remain stagnant unless you get a good manager to advocate for you.

3.0

Apr 13, 2026

Good benefits, meh work

System engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

one of the highest 401K match the best PTO policy, about 3-4 hours per week gained

Cons

Useless management Change never happens

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