Does Collins Aerospace pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Collins Aerospace employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Collins Aerospace. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Collins Aerospace?

70% of Collins Aerospace employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Collins Aerospace 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Collins Aerospace?

Software Engineer (167) , Engineer (135) , Intern (100) , Systems Engineer (97) , Lead Engineer (94) , Manufacturing Engineer (90) , Associate Engineer (87) , Design Engineer (64) , Senior Software Engineer (63) , Technician (62) , Program Manager (60) , Project Manager (58) , Quality Engineer (57) , Manager (52) , Senior Lead Engineer (52)

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

"Good benefits that will tie you to the company for at least 2 years after you want to quit" ((in 391 reviews)); "Great people and a company that could have done great things if manager empowered employee." ((in 353 reviews)); "Good work life balance and good for who want to build career in avionics domain" ((in 332 reviews)); "The pay can be good hourly if you live there and work a minimum of 60 hours a week." ((in 311 reviews)); "Good culture and options to grow" ((in 192 reviews))

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

"1. Poor management & excessive red tape" ((in 190 reviews)); "low salary and not very engaged" ((in 109 reviews)); "Poor leadership and disjointed organizational structure" ((in 84 reviews)); "Recent layoffs in MLB FL and Cedar Rapids" ((in 61 reviews)); "upper management is disconnected; managers grow to quickly and don't understand the business" ((in 50 reviews))

What are employees saying about Collins Aerospace layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Collins Aerospace layoffs and their outlook for job security at Collins Aerospace in 2026.

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3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(4,754 total reviews)

Troy Brunk

53% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

Collins Aerospace has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,754 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Collins Aerospace employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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4.0

May 5, 2026

Strong education support but tough to advance internally

Manager engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great program for employee to advance in education. everything is paid. great leaders in certain pockets.

Cons

difficult to advance within an organization. you almost have to always jump job to move up. Also internal hiring process is not setup to help with internal employees. you can't negotiate salary if you got two offers from within the company.

5.0

May 4, 2026

Supportive team, but niche field limits opportunities

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team and very helpful

Cons

Hard to leave the niche field after you join since it is very specific.

4.0

May 4, 2026

Meaningful projects but limited management growth

Project engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lean company structure means meaningful projects early on

Cons

Limited management opportunities face is engineering organization

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Strong education support but tough to advance internally

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Meaningful projects but limited management growth

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