Pros: Flexible hours, easy job, chill.

Cons: Politics slow bad leadership parking.

Pros: The experience: they usually use the latest in software and manufacturing tools. There are usually excellent training resources available, even funded. The mostly cubicle office spaces, facilities, and cafeteria are usually clean and decent. One can visit the major assembly and flightline areas without too much trouble to observe aircraft being built. There are some good folks in senior or knowledge positions, but you may have to discover who they are for yourself. I made some good friends there; most of my coworkers were pretty decent folks.

Cons: Typical large company politics, cronyism, and nepotism. Corporate guidelines for ethical conduct appear to exist for legal reasons only. You're pretty much at the mercy of your supervisor. Sometimes you get lucky, but if you're not, you may have no choice but to quit. When I was there, I saw some peers do virtually nothing yet maintain their job or even advance, while honest worker bees got meaningless trinkets and toys for their efforts. It was often a training ground for junior-level employees who'd quit once they had enough experience to go elsewhere. One could be transferred to locations, distant commutes from their residence, without consideration. You might wind up training your replacement—in Russia.

Pros: They have changed their search system so that if you pass the initial screen (do you meet the education qualifications), your resume definitely gets read by human eyes, so you don't feel so much like you're dropping it down a black hole.

Cons: You will not get feedback on or any response about positions you've applied for but were not selected. I had applied to over 20 positions before I was contacted by a human being.