r/Raytheon

I saw someone else post about feeling like they are drowning in a P5 role. Made me think about how after a little over a year, I have found being in a P5 role to be both extremely stressful and extremely boring all at the same time. We’re expected to be worker bees, and do all the administrative tasks of somebody in a lower P level role, but at the same time know complex answers to questions from leadership. So we end up doing a ton of busy work, but are simultaneously getting “hot” tasks straight from leadership and told that all things require the same urgent follow-through. I got this P5 role and was given zero training (I know…typical Collins.) The reason I needed help is because I switched business units and everything in this new one requires completely different processes. Meanwhile, every time I ask for help I’ve been told some version of “figure it out.” I’ve never felt so siloed in a job before. My manager doesn’t schedule any check-ins with me. But when I take the initiative and schedule them with her, she takes every question I have to her supervisor, and I end up with my boss’ boss in all my business all the time. Can anyone tell me if this is a typical P5 experience or if I just got unlucky? I’m hoping that things start getting better soon, but at this point it’s been over a year. Anyway, I just needed to vent…It’s Sunday night and I’m dreading work tomorrow.

I got an offer for a role in Andover and I'm now rethinking if its even possible to move up there. Its so expensive like why is a studio 2k a month minimum. Can anyone provide me options for affordable housing please.

Hello Everyone,

I’m a new hire P4 at Raytheon (9ish years of experience) with only about 6 weeks at the company. So far I’m not very happy where things are and where things are going with my program. I left another Prime, but working a program I absolutely loved for this opportunity since it came with a multilevel Promotion and a nice salary bump.

While I don’t think anything negative about the company I’m not entirely happy with my program and the way management does things. The 9/80 schedule was one thing that did help attract me, but so far it’s all talk and bs where no one on the program really seems to participate and respect the 9/80 policy especially from the director level of the program. I’m also being thrown in the deep end, which I can handle with some direction and expectations given to me, but I’m not receiving any guidance or expectations on how the program would like me to handle these projects/responsibilities.

These things have really killed my enthusiasm about this role. All in all I’m definitely regretting the jump to this program vs my old one/company.

Do some of yall think I’m just whining or should I expect this kind of lack of guidance on the process being a P4?

Working to get my real estate license and to do realty very part time on the side.

Is this something that would need to be reported or considered a conflict of interest?

I see them in the building I work in a lot and the meeting minutes I get back from certain coworkers seem too perfect to not be generated by an AI assistant. Wondering if anyone already knows the company policy on these things.

This position has been open at the Anduril facility since a while. I fit the profile but not able to understand the compensation. 120k-190k for staff level and manager for PSE also in same range. What does the work hours look like for this position, also the RSUs. With a 61B$ valuation the RSUs wont mean much as they might not have a lot of upside. If the position offers 160-180K but demands 60hr weeks constantly then does it even make sense?

How is it working for rtx corporate? What’s the culture like?

Hi, probably a dumb question but when you apply to an internal rec, do you interview the same way as someone else outside the company would?

Also, if anyone has good interview questions or topic to share for Electrical Engineering that would be good. Some times I get like imposter syndrome and feel like I don’t know anything 🥲. I am a P1 if that changes the questions.

Thank you

As someone that primarily works inside a lab, what do you do when you have an interview for another role? The only thing I can think of is you go to a loaner desk and have your interview there?

How do you schedule interviews during CORE hours? I'm assuming its fine and just work the extra time to make it up

Does anyone at RTX/Collins know how FMLA or California Paid Family Leave affects AIP bonus accrual?
My understanding is that AIP is prorated based on eligible time worked during the year. For example, if someone only works 10 months of the year, their AIP payout would be prorated accordingly.
I’m considering taking FMLA/CFRA/Paid Family Leave for baby bonding and I’m trying to understand whether the weeks on leave would still count toward AIP eligibility/accrual, or whether the bonus would be prorated down for that time.
Has anyone here taken parental/FMLA leave at RTX and seen how it actually affected their AIP payout?
Especially interested in experiences from Collins Aerospace employees in California, but any RTX experience would be helpful. Thanks