Is Johnson Controls a good company to work for as a System Engineer?

System Engineer professionals working at Johnson Controls have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 43 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Johnson Controls employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open System Engineer Jobs at Johnson Controls now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineer interview questions at Johnson Controls .

Does Johnson Controls pay System Engineer employees well?

System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Johnson Controls with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 43 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineer salaries and benefits at Johnson Controls .

How happy are System Engineer professionals working at Johnson Controls?

64% of System Engineer employees at Johnson Controls would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 52% in the past 12 months. System Engineer professionals have also rated Johnson Controls with a 3.4 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Johnson Controls?

Project Manager (206) , Software Engineer (158) , Manager (151) , Account Executive (137) , Engineer (126) , Sales Engineer (115) , Sales Representative (93) , Assistant Manager (92) , Intern (89) , Senior Software Engineer (89) , Sales (86) , Sales Manager (85) , Project Engineer (75) , Director (71) , Design Engineer (65)

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

"Benefits are good and covered" ((in 594 reviews)); "Great people to work with that want the best for the company and their customers." ((in 529 reviews)); "Its pretty good pay and there is plenty of oportunity to make $50k+ for just being blue collar." ((in 485 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 339 reviews)); "Salary is good and growth" ((in 270 reviews))

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

"They have good Manager and worker" ((in 171 reviews)); "On your own and no training" ((in 129 reviews)); "Upper management is bad" ((in 120 reviews)); "Long hours and very stressful" ((in 100 reviews)); "This company provides no job security and there is constant restructuring and every 1 to1.5 year every department gets redundancy." ((in 80 reviews))

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Johnson Controls System Engineer reviews

3.9

64% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

Joakim Weidemanis

73% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Senior management

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Compensation and benefits

System Engineer employees have rated Johnson Controls with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Johnson Controls is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by System Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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43 reviews

4.0

May 17, 2026

Training opportunities available but long work hours

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learning and trainings are there

Cons

Work timing is more and weekends to be logged on

Johnson Controls Response

Thank you for sharing your feedback as a Systems Engineer. We strive to ensure our employees achieve a healthy balance between work and personal life. We're sorry to hear that this hasn’t been your experience. Your response is being reviewed carefully and will be shared with the relevant teams to address your concerns.

3.0

Jul 10, 2025

Management only care for Profits does not care for employee health

System engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefit is good, welfare is good

Cons

Manager only care for profit, does not care for employee as no replacement when people quit

Johnson Controls Response

10mo

We’re sorry you had a negative experience with our senior management. We know your relationship with management significantly impacts your career satisfaction and we will use your feedback to continually improve our working environment.

5.0

May 19, 2025

Company review

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Good working system -Good benefit

Cons

-not much career growth in company

Johnson Controls Response

Thank you for your candid feedback. We are always disappointed when one of our team members doesn’t feel they’ve achieved their full potential at Johnson Controls. We will use your input and insight to further improve our career growth and development opportunities.

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