system engineer

senior system engineer

security officer

analyst

intelligence analyst

MAG Aerospace

My experience with MAG Aerospace was one of the greatest opportunities I have ever been given. Hard work paid off and I was awarded with advancement. Unfortunately I came in as the contract was nearing completion and wasn’t able to stay there for many many years. As far as the job and the company goes you can’t work for a better company. As a part of working at MAG Aerospace I was tasked under certain project managers and was fortunate enough to be treated fairly while the contract was still wheels up and in its prime. As any DOD contractor knows as the contract ends things can turn into a very complex and competitive environment. Management did change as things got more uncertain but I can’t tell you I didn’t love my job and the environment. My advice is don’t give up and stay dedicated and don’t let the negative things corrupt your judgment or get in the way of your credibility. Management did right by me and helped me get tasked to follow the program and continue to have employment to provide for my family. Honestly I can’t complain at all about my experience and time at MAG Aerospace. They always took care of me until the end. Great place to work and very family oriented!

It's a typical 9-5 job that takes place from 6am to 3pm. The workday usually spans from an hour of downtime to get prepared (as an instructor role) to start teacher at 7am that spans throughout the morning until the afternoon (usually at 1pm). A few things I had to pickup was knowing the Air Force schedule (on the job site where I was), go to Air Force Basic Instructor Course to develop skills, and this is probably going to be a good spot to explain the hardest part: Downtime. 
There is so much downtime that if my hands weren't kept busy I was bound to be bored quickly. Also I have found the hours to be quite absurd to do this job for someone who had to drive half an hour to reach my destination and I almost believed that sunsets didn't exist whenever I have to work.
I did like the management on site, had a man as my supervisor to remote for MAG for me and it was a tight-knit group of instructors, although admittingly I have always seen the site-lead as the actual manager.
The culture is almost non-existant because the others are usually doing their own thing.
I think the most enjoyable part is choosing what I can do throughout the day.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay is good for operating a UAS and the admin support is great for receiving that pay consistently and filing reimbursements etc but you’re still considered a number. Time at the company and good performance over a long period of time do not matter if the numbers don’t work or you have messed up recently. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The lack of communication from program managers who either don’t care or are overworked.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
What culture? Deployed environments are deployed environments but at least when I was deployed I wasn’t getting missles shot at me like they are now and on top of that not even getting paid extra. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Wake up and hit the gym then spend 6-10 hours in the seat operating a UAS punctured by short bathroom breaks and breaks for coffee

The experience you will have at this company varies greatly depending on your position and who you know within the company. Raises usually don't happen and if they do, they are small and far below the industry standard.  Initial compensation, however, usually ranges from fair to high. Managers in this company tend to be severely overworked and forced to operate in areas beyond the scope of their responsibilities without any additional pay (some bonuses)- usually leaving their departments/programs to suffer and others to pick up the slack (without any additional pay). Upper management has no concern with these problems as long as the clients aren't complaining and contracts are still being acquired.

The casual environment, the people, the flexibility and for some, paid time off make this a decent place to work. 



My experience with MAG Aerospace in my two years has been fairly good so far. One of the positive aspects of MAG is when it comes to business related finances they do a great job of assisting employees. Another positive aspect is eagerness to pay employees. During the COVID lockdowns, OCONUS employees were not being paid while at home on unpaid leave. MAG paid their employees full pay for the time they were supposed to be deployed but could not due to the lockdowns. On the downside, MAG is still a fairly small company in comparison to its competitors. It doesn't do a great job in operations and consistently coordinating with deployed employees. 

My experience with MAG Aerospace was on the SUAS program. 

The work environment was extremely toxic, cutthroat, and hostile. Management was comprised of an ineffectual chainsmoker program manager and an an alcoholic curmudgeon of a warehouse manager with a penchant for belittling, harassing, and insulting his subordinates.

Management also exchanged special privileges to their recruited informants to act like a system not unlike the Gestapo. 

Pay was low and stayed low despite increase in responsibilities piled on. Not much room for growth, unless you're a member of the management-approved secret police.

The health insurance MAG offers leaves a lot to be desired.

If you aren't one of the previous contract acquisitions then you aren't and won't be in the club. Highly skilled and qualified pilots from the USN, USAF, USA, and CBP strung along and not progressed to Pilot in Command. 
Numerous individual left in the 11 months I was employed because of the climate of oppression and lack of opportunity to progress to Pilot in Command. 
There is no sense of duty to care for or communicate timely with employees. The senior leadership at HR are disconnected and not in touch with the operational staff and make employment decisions without considering the whole story or evaluating the lack of qualified instructors.

MAG definitely promotes from within and rewards hard work and dedication to customer and company. This is not a place for people who have an entitlement mindset and expect to be rewarded just for showing up. Serve, Win, Perform is the company motto and anyone who was successful at MAG know and understand what the motto means. MAG is family oriented and promotes charitable community outreach in both daily life and disaster relief.  MAG has excellent benefits that are as good or better than industry standard in all cases. 

I worked at MAG Aerospace for around 6 years. I found their leadership at the local level to be excellent. They had a real focus on developing engineers and leaders, frequently allowing cross training and encouraging continued education. The work environment was fantastic, with tight-knit, high performing teams being the rule, not the exception. With a "Family First" philosophy, they gave employees a wide degree of latitude in managing their work life balance. 

Hired on with MAG immediately after transitioning from the military following some intense research for my post-military job.  MAG lives the ethos that their most precious commodity is their people.  Benefits, salary, management at all levels--all excellent.  The company was founded by former military members who knew how to best structure a company that provides growth and opportunities for its employees for the betterment of the company.  Excellent organization to work for, and to make a difference with!

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