Does Calspan pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Calspan employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Calspan. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Calspan?

36% of Calspan employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Calspan 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Calspan?

Engineer (9) , Technician (5) , Test Engineer (5) , Anonymous (3) , Mechanical Engineer (3) , Software Engineer (3) , Automotive crash test technician (2) , Senior Mechanical Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Calspan according to real employee reviews?

"The people were great to work with" ((in 13 reviews)); "Coworkers are all great!" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Calspan according to real employee reviews?

"Financial management." ((in 6 reviews)); "they’ll pay you as little as they possibly can, and threaten to fire you if you ask for more" ((in 6 reviews)); "turn around rate is horrendous, employees leave regularly and no one is told why, upper management has little knowledge of what company does, upper management is not transparent, very little training, understaffed where it counts, micromanagement, not allowed to speak freely" ((in 6 reviews)); "In 2012 there was a major layoff after being awarded a 40 million contract which was cut considerably by the government due to irregularities." ((in 4 reviews)); "No bonus or just a $50 gift card." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Calspan redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Calspan redundancy and their outlook for job security at Calspan in 2026.

Calspan Reviews

3.1

36% would recommend to a friend

(88 total reviews)

Louis H. Knotts

63% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Calspan has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 88 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Calspan employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace and defence industry (3.6 stars).

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88 reviews

5.0

25 July 2025

Excellent Place to Grow Your Career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Unmatched Leadership Growth opportunities Promotes from within Interesting work Compensation

Cons

Every company has a few drawbacks, but Calspan has none that are notable.

5.0

2 June 2025

Great place

Automotive crash test technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great management, good salary, very good environment, not flat rate pay

Cons

No cons at this job, it was a really good place to work at.

5.0

15 Oct 2024

Senior Buyer and Planner in the aerospace industry.

Senior buyer/planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great company to work for. They truly back employees and want to promote from within

Cons

Recently changed from working a hybrid schedule to working fully in the office. We are seeing some turnover due to this change resulting in losing some knowledgeable employees.

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