Pros: There are many opportunities to make an impact and learn. There are tons of smart minds that are happy to help.

Cons: Requirements aren't always defined. A lot of intuition can be required sometimes just to understand what needs to be done. Office politics can bog down work.

Pros: State of the art in robotics Opportunity to work on challenging engineering problems with really smart people People who take initiative get rewarded

Cons: Work life balance is getting better but has a ways to go. Cultural shift towards being a “defense prime” means people feel like their contributions make less of an impact and the mission and values have been diluted.

Pros: There are lots of good people to work with.

Cons: The company has still immature development processes that are being improved, which is good.