Jacobs Technology Employer Reviews

The company has no since of identity other than that of services provider to NASA-JSC.

Working as a contractor for the US Army on the DoD network, much of the day-to-day challenges and frustrations (which are significant) are not due to Jacobs but the customer (Army). The ratings provided are based on Jacobs the company and are not an assessment of the army as a consumer of contract labor.

Army IA imposes significant productivity-limiting – more... restrictions on development environments and developers.

On the other hand, Jacobs as a company tends to support their employees and I am proud to have worked for them over the last few years. Coworkers vary from rock-solid technical background and aptitude to those who picked up their knowledge on the job.

The most enjoyable part of the job is seeing one's own or a peer's development artifacts deploy successfully where the stakeholders are satisfied and even delighted with the result. – less

This is by far one of the greatest companies I have ever work for! Great management, great manager, great people, really reflects who Jacobs(the company) really is!

Interesting technology firm that specializes in aerospace and automotive testing facilities, but can do just about any type of engineering work.

Benefits are very weak. Costs are extremely managed and focused on.

Fast paced and very dynamic environment.
Attend many meetings
Implement strong systems engineering practices
strong engineering teams
strong working relationship with stakeholders

Jacobs Technology was an awesome company to work for, but the management of the facility of which I was stationed was very poor. Supervisors went against policy and also played "favorites" amongst employees.

Jacobs Technology is a safety driven, hard working company that is great to be employed with. The problems fall on the pay structure and the lack of advancing your career within the company. I have found it to be a struggle to find other positions that keep me challenged.

I worked in turn for two Hanscom AFB program offices while employed by Jacobs Technology, and the program offices set the daily tone of the work. Both program offices were meeting-heavy with a substantial amount of never-ending internal and external review. When combined with the Jacobs Technology review requirements, it sometimes made it hard to "do – more... your work." Juggling these responsibilities often became very demanding and at times not at all enjoyable.

I learned to manage a sizable (20) number of engineers working in three program offices, while still maintaining my own technical work output. Co-workers from Jacobs Technology and other contractors were generally of very high quality and easy to work with. My job also required daily interaction with Government, MITRE and Lincoln Laboratory staff members. Since MITRE and Lincoln Laboratory staff are brought in as independent consultants, there was often a difference of opinion as to what path to follow or strategy to implement. I enjoyed participating in these seminal discussions and was able to exert a degree of influence therein.

Management of Jacobs Technology concentrated a lot on communications, bottom to top and top to bottom. They maintain the lines of communication via weekly meetings between supervisors and Task Order leaders. It works out well and results in a very well-informed and effective staff. Jacobs Technology's annual review process is extremely elaborate, unnecessarily so in my opinion, and takes up a lot of time - both supervisors' time and staff time - that could be better spent doing program work. The review process is done apparently to make Jacobs Technology look good, but there are very limited opportunities for advancement for the superior performers anyway.

[NOTE: I attempted to rate Jacobs Technology as five stars in the Culture/Values category above, but for some reason the rating did not "stick" so it erroneously is set to zero. This must be a software problem. Please change the rating to five stars, thanks!] – less

Worked with some very pleasant co-workers. I enjoyed interfacing with the International Partners. The work was interesting.

A typical day at work is to check my checklist or make one. I handle a variety of behind-the-scene work which consist of: tracking seven task orders (some having a higher volume of tracking than others), purchasing and expediting, bi-weekly financial spreadsheets, travel arrangements, expense reports, and participating in teleconference calls. I enjoy – more... working independently. Management is very supportive and safety is a must in our work environment. Presently my co-workers and I signed up for a 10 week health program which is a company wide program. We have 22 on our team. The hardest part of the job is communication and making sure the team is all on the same page. The most enjoyable part is always being able to supply the needs of our customer in a timely manner. – less

Great company to work for! Great benefits. Really takes care of their employees.

5-Stars for this company!!

They have ITIL trainers on-site and encourage furthering your education.
The co-workers focus on working together as a team ALWAYS

Recently hired as part of a services contract re-compete. My previous employer failed to maintain the contract.

My direct supervisor exhibited an extremely poor, vendictive, unprofessional management style.

The company puts the health and welfare of its employees first but also expects the employee to fulfill their expected roles and complete their work in a timely manner. Most managers have open door policies and actively encourage employees to talk to them about good as well as bad.

You'll learn very quickly that safety is the number one priority at Jacobs. Everything else takes a back seat, including productivity. Lots of paperwork, but for a testing department, it comes with the territory.

Jacobs Technolgy
loves good employes especialy if they are good and hardworking plus preformin safe at all times