Pros
Challenging jobs with good engineering content. Contact with the Air Force customer. Good inter- group working relations. Fairly stable employment. Good benefits package. More often rthan not good co-operation with other groups on joint knowledge, ventures and ideas. Good internal systems engineering group that seeks out new concepts, has contact list of experts or groups to assist in design or research. Phantom Works outstanding.
Cons
Larger groups within IDS get more of the good jobs and recognition and research and development money. Posted jobs for possible transfers are really for an already selected candidate a lot of time. Not invented here syndrome with certain groups, locations, individuals which means you don't get an honest chance for new concepts, or later work..