Is Cubic a good company to work for as a System Engineer?

System Engineer professionals working at Cubic have rated their employer with 2.3 out of 5 stars in 26 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Cubic employees being 2.6 out of 5 stars. Search open System Engineer Jobs at Cubic now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineer interview questions at Cubic .

Does Cubic pay System Engineer employees well?

System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cubic with 2.7 out of 5 stars based on 26 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineer salaries at Cubic.

How happy are System Engineer professionals working at Cubic?

10% of System Engineer employees at Cubic would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 81% in the past 12 months. System Engineer professionals have also rated Cubic with a 3.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 1.8 rating for culture and values and 1.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cubic?

Software Engineer (54) , Senior Software Engineer (50) , Systems Engineer (24) , Engineer (23) , Project Manager (19) , Customer Service Representative (18) , Field Service Technician (17) , Principal Software Engineer (16) , Manager (14) , Associate Software Engineer (13) , Program Manager (12) , Systems Administrator (10) , Intern (9) , Director (8) , Principal Systems Engineer (8)

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

"Great people and very helpful" ((in 146 reviews)); "Good benefits with some perks !" ((in 62 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can request remote work" ((in 56 reviews)); "Good Pay! 9/40 work great!" ((in 53 reviews)); "9/80 work schedule (off every other Friday paid) and good salary" ((in 25 reviews))

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

"Many layoffs." ((in 39 reviews)); "Poor management and leadership." ((in 34 reviews)); "Bloated upper management, too many non" ((in 20 reviews)); "Not enough training no growth" ((in 19 reviews)); "This place has a lot of completely unqualified managers and senior leaders with unshakable confidence." ((in 15 reviews))

Cubic System Engineer reviews

2.3

10% would recommend to a friend

(26 total reviews)

Stevan Slijepcevic

15% approve of CEO

6% positive business outlook

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System Engineer employees have rated Cubic with 2.3 out of 5 stars, based on 26 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. Cubic is rated 37% below average by System Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace and defence industry (3.6 stars).

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26 reviews

1.0

Mar 31, 2026

Toxic

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some flexibility to work from home A few great people

Cons

Offshoring to India Frequent redundancies High staff turnover Loss of key experienced personnel Out of touch managers Little respect for staff Heavy workload Salaries below market Teams split across 5 time zones

3.0

Mar 27, 2026

Systems Engineer Position Review

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the pros working in here was flexibility

Cons

The pay did not justify the workload

2.0

Aug 10, 2025

Strong local team, short sighted top management

System engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very interesting and challenging work. The local NZ team is dedicated and hard working, very knowledgeable people.

Cons

The corporate management in America are faceless, they hire and fire our colleagues without any knowledge of what is going on here in NZ, we're just a bunch of office furniture to them.

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