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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 208 NASA Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.7
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.4
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.1
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.1
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"NASA is a great company to work for; where else can you put people in space as part of your job?"
Posted 10 years ago in Houston, TX
Research Intern

"Great people, heavy processes, budget issues."

What do you like about working at NASA?

"The people I worked with are some of the best in my area."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have some specific interest, otherwise can get lost or not what you want."

What don't you like about working at NASA?

"Budget issues are constant and can take down projects and morale."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look for some other business models to not rely so much on budget."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Visiting Researcher

"Great people, heavy processes, budget issues."

What do you like about working at NASA?

"Had the best people to work with in my area."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You have to have a very specific interest otherwise can get lost."

What don't you like about working at NASA?

"Budget issues all the time projects ending midway for that reason."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look for other business models do not rely on budget so much."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
NASA Employee

What do you like about working at NASA?

"Occasional exciting work environments & the chance to work with some good teams."

What don't you like about working at NASA?

"Government contracts are set up to pay the contractor less if the job is efficiently and quickly done."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Electrical Intern

What do you like about working at NASA?

"The company provided a great opportunity to learn about electrical engineering design (power systems) and to achieve higher positions."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"My best and simple suggestions to them are basically: relax and be yourself."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Team work, control of the staff, making sure to accomplish all the goals on time, Respect each member regardless of color or race, complete control of the budget, Make sure the team will respect you for what you are capable of doing (professionally) and not based on your status in life. Attitude is everything!"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Intern

"Worked as a developer, analyst on data from GRACE satellite."

What do you like about working at NASA?

"The work culture, diversity, support, work place and moreover, it's NASA."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Confidence, creative, logical, quick learning, and technical knowledge also."

What don't you like about working at NASA?

"There is nothing to say I don't like at NASA."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There are no issues with management and suggestions at all."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Principal Propulsion Engineer

What do you like about working at NASA?

"Everything was great at NASA/JSC, the work, the managers, the people, just everything."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Go for it, the management is the best and will work with you."

What don't you like about working at NASA?

"I did not find anything in management but some things in facilities needed upping."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Not much, everything was about the best you can find."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Procurement Quality Engineer

What do you like about working at NASA?

"Working with cutting edge technology and sending it into space."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be confident in what you know, smile and be on-time."

What don't you like about working at NASA?

"The building was old and did not have windows, and the cubicles were small."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good job with hiring great talent to lead the team."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Secretary

What do you like about working at NASA?

"I love the excitement of the space program and enjoyed the work that I did."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have skills to promote. Be polite, dress well. Smile. It is important to have knowledgebase to do the job and be able to explain it."

What don't you like about working at NASA?

"I did not like the way they did their transfer requests."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have more meetings to discuss the department needs and concerns."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Associate
Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 4.6 / 5 Work Setting 4.2 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.7 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.1 / 5
Systems Analyst
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Software Developer
Person You Work For 4.1 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4.3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.1 / 5
Company Culture 4.1 / 5 Way You Work 4.3 / 5
Field Engineer
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4.1 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Manager

"Work should be satisfying in itself."

Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Senior Toolmaker
Person You Work For 4.6 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5
Summer Intern
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 4.5 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.3 / 5
Company Culture 4.6 / 5 Way You Work 4.6 / 5

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Is NASA a good company to work for?

NASA has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 208 NASA Review Ratings left anonymously by NASA employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 98% of employees would recommend working at NASA.

Does NASA pay their employees well?

NASA employees earn $65,000 annually on average, or $31 per hour, which is 2% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 42 NASA employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find NASA Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at NASA?

98% of employees would recommend working at NASA with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated NASA 4.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.9 for Rewards You Receive, 3.7 for Growth Opportunities and 4.1 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at NASA?

According to our data, the highest paying job at NASA is a Inventor at $240,000 annually. Browse NASA Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at NASA?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at NASA is a Researcher at $18,000 annually. Browse NASA Salaries by Job Profile.

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