SPARTA, Inc. Employer Reviews

This was a good company with great morale until purchased by a much larger company who do not understand us.

Software development and maintenance using C/C++ and FORTRAN in a unix environment.

SPARTA grew up as an employee-owned company with many strengths. Since the buyout by Cobham, it has not really been able to define a direction for itself. Divisions at SPARTA tends to be compartmentalized with independent management with a very flat management structure. It's hard to get a comprehensive view of what the company is doing. The flat structure – more...  makes advancement a challenge, but employees generally take pride in challenging assignments. SPARTA does some excellent technical work that it's a pleasure to be part of. Compensation in the past relied heavily on stock options, which has never really been replaced. It's a casual culture with a pretty good work life balance; they like to be flexible. – less