RTX Corporation (RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies): Co-produces the Iron Dome missile defense system with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
L3Harris Technologies (LHX): Partners with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) on airborne early warning systems and supplies radios and night vision goggles.
Recently I got a call back from Raytheon and there's an actual possibility of getting work that's related to my degree field in their IIS division.
I'm in no real position to say no if they offer me work since they're the only people that are even speaking to me and taking work with them would represent a significant increase in my quality of life. I'm only making like 600-700 dollars a month right now with my little crappy job.
However part of the description for the opening says that I need to be able to acquire a SSBI security clearance which I understand is fairly intrusive and I'm not sure how comfortable I am with that idea that somebody is going to be digging that deeply into my life and personal affairs.
What's it like working there? Are you piss tested all the time and made to jump through a bunch of hoops? Is the company culture positive? I'm sure review sites have some info on this but you always get really biased info one way or another with them.
They just hit a 52 week low on bad news (some of their a320 turbines have casting imperfections and will require rebuilds), causing a 25% haircut
Morningstar evaluated this and sees no long term impact, I'm struggling to see one myself. In the short term profits will be down due to being out of pocket for the repairs but ultimately this is s wide moat stock trading at a claimed 32% discount to fair value. Since they're also a defense play they should be relatively insulated from any recession nonsense next year.
Convince me this is a bad play before I throw more money at it
Hello, I’m a sophomore Electrical Engineering & Math double major trying to decide between two summer internship offers. My long-term goal is heavy R&D in "future tech" areas like quantum computing, particle accelerators, or NASA JPL. I want to use high level math and physics in my daily job, and am really trying to avoid boring paperwork and a monotonous desk job. I also plan to get back to school and get a masters/phd eventually
Offer 1: Raytheon (RTX)
Role: Systems Engineering Intern
Location: Tewksbury, MA (Boston Tech Hub)
Project: Radar Systems (Patriot)
Pay: ~$32/hr + $4,000 relocation
Pros: Could hopefully be technical/physics-based (this center does missile defense systems and Radar stuff)
Cons: I am worried that working a systems engineering job will make it a lot more difficult to pivot to a more hands on and technical role down the line
Offer 2: NSWC Crane (Navy)
Role: Student Trainee (Shipboard Engineering Branch)
Location: Crane, IN
Project: Strategic Missions / Electronic Warfare support
Pay: ~$22/hr (very low cost of living area)
Pros: Secret Clearance, job stability, federal benefits.
Cons: "Shipboard Engineering" sounds like maintenance/sustainment rather than design, but im not really sure to be honest
Which one is the better stepping stone for a career in hard sciences/physics R&D? I’m leaning towards Raytheon because it is practically a much better offer, but my main concern is that it will be hard to pivot towards research and a more technical role down the line.
Thanks!
Lobbyists succeeded in killing part of the National Defense Authorization Act that would have given service members the right to fix their equipment in the field without having to worry about military suppliers’ intellectual property.
The decision to kill the popular proposal was made public Sunday after a closed-door conference of top congressional officials, including defense committee chairs, along with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.
Those meetings were secret, but consumer advocates say they have a pretty good idea of what happened.
“It’s pretty clear that defense contractors opposed the right-to-repair provisions, and they pressed hard to have them stripped out of the final bill,” said Isaac Bowers, the federal legislative director at U.S. PIRG. “All we can say is that defense contractors have a lot of influence on Capitol Hill.”
The idea had drawn bipartisan support in both the House and Senate, which each passed their own versions of the proposal.
Hey all,
I know Raytheon is big in Tucson. I was looking at job postings for different companies on indeed and clearancejobs, and I got results for companies like Northrop Grumman, Innova Solutions, Butler Aerospace and Defense, Beacon Hill, and more. However, I could not find office locations for these companies despite the listing saying "on-site."
Does anyone know if these companies are actually located in Tucson?
Hi all, I wanted to open up a discussion with the engineers in the area. In 2025, where are you working and what’s your salary?
Background: I was just down in Tucson this weekend with my wife and daughter for homecoming, and was reminded how much I miss Tucson. I miss the food, grittiness, nature…but not the Tucson economy lol. “That company” was pretty much the only option when I was living there from 2013-2023, and I don’t really care to go back. Among so many other reasons for not caring to go back, I was underpaid even after getting my master’s degree. Everyone working there pretty much knows that leaving (and coming back) is the only way to get the pay bump you deserve. Even after adjusting for cost of living here in Phoenix, the 60% pay bump I got from my current employer has made me realize how underpaid I truly was.
We still own our house in Tucson, so I’d love to hear where you all are working at these days. I’m aware of many small companies (<100 employees, GEOST for example) in the area, but it feels like they are always dealing with some kind of acquisition, merger, and layoff. I don’t really care to deal with any of that, and I appreciate the job security that goes along with an established company with a decent presence in the area.
Thanks for your input, cheers!
Experience directing teams on the AEGIS, THAAD, and AN/TPY - this guy is one of the most technical hires yet, specializing in missile defense radars. Thoughts? Golden?