6: QinetiQ Employee Reviews

A good company to work for. This is a fast growing and well diversified and well placed upcoming division of the parent Company QinetiQ UK - which is a well proven and made up of long established ex government Technology, Science and Research Organisation. Has meant a good work experience with challenging and interesting projects for me.

Pros

Interesting and different sometimes

Cons

Depends on defence contracts

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Upper Management don't care about employees.

Software Engineer (Current Employee) - Mawson Lakes SA - 26 October 2023

Working for a defence contractor can be challenging due to bureaucratic red tape, ethical dilemmas, and sometimes questionable practices, which may overshadow the noble goal of national security.

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No strategy, no direction, no future

Principal Engineer (Former Employee) - Melbourne VIC - 4 October 2019

Was formed when 3 local companies bought out. Unfortunately the culture and capability of the worst of the three seems to have prevailed. Not been helped by current leadership recruited as mates of CEO as opposed for ability. All the capable and highly skilled employees have left or been terminated. Those left especially senior technical are largely out of touch and not employable elsewhere. As a CPEng very disappointed with technical management and leadership and complete lack of innovation. Having moved on now work alongside some under Defence MSP construct and this has only reinforced how bad they are. People Management quite active on social media but appalling in reality.

Pros

None

Cons

Too many to list

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Customer focussed not employee focussed

Consultant (Former Employee) - NSW - 17 October 2018

Very little room for advancement as the company is top heavy consisting of mates of mates. Education opportunities lacking due to funds not available depending on who you know and what job you are performing. Takes months to get approvals for courses. Contractors are placed in areas that don't suit the skills. Filling holes that customers have identified without analysing the requirements.

Pros

Laptop

Cons

Too many to list

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embedded Defence position

Specialist Project Consultant (Former Employee) - RAAF Richmond NSW - 21 June 2016

autonomous position providing base line costing for the maintaining of a specific aircraft fleet and advice on outsourcing of these aspects to the commercial world

Pros

autonomous position

Cons

little to no support from company

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Senior Consultant (Current Employee) - Canberra, ACT - 30 July 2015

QinetiQ has no Competitive Advantage over other similar Competitors of the company. In fact, there are at least 18 other competitors on the company, and no real reasons exist that favour QinetiQ over its existing competitors..

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