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From my experience with working for defense/aerospace companies as well as civilian b2b ones in the US, the general situation is that defense/aero companies pay
by picture 4mo ago
From my experience with working for defense/aerospace companies as well as civilian b2b ones in the US, the general situation is that defense/aero companies pay less but demands less of a grind. People usually take the lower pay (usually 70% of equivalent role in commercial sector) for the better culture
- HNisCIS 4mo agoFor pure generic full-stack-whatever devs yes. For EEs, embedded, FPGA, RF, etc you can pull waaaaay more in the defense world, especially if you're willing to do cleared work.
- nine_k 4mo agoBut if you need clearance to do your work, how can it be bait-and-switch? You need to hire people who are able and willing to obtain a clearance.
- HNisCIS 4mo agoTwo different discussions, but I've had an earthy crunchy employer ask me to put in for one once.
- bigfatkitten 4mo agoAnd have work that allows employees to keep their existing clearances active.