Very technical and encouraging environment. - Product Support Engineer GE Aerospace Employee Review

5.0
24 Sept 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Being treated like a professional from day one and not kept in the dark about any company business. Amazingly helpful peers who don't hesitate to help you. A true team work ethic. In close to a year of employment, I have not seen anyone get "thrown under the bus" over an issue. Pay is above average and benefits are fair. You are encouraged, if not prodded, to continue with your education. If you have an idea for an improvement you will be empowered to implement it. Management will not poach your idea. Salary pay. You manage your own hours for the most part. Have not had to work overtime once. Working remotely is commonplace. Almost seamless lateral movement within such a huge company.

Cons

Sometimes you work strange hours. Because it is a matrix organization structure, it's time consuming to figure out where to get answers. Dealing directly with customers and vendors can be troublesome and will affect your performance. Because it's a global company, you will not always have readily available access to content that other sites around the world have. Constant ITAR speed bumps even within the confines of GE. You cannot carry over vacation days from year to year. A lot of teleconferences. Sometimes entire mornings are spent sitting on the phone. HR is just plain slow or unresponsive after you get hired. After working for other aerospace companies, I fear ever leaving GE Aviation. ( I guess this should be in the "Pro" section).

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5.0
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Pros

Pay for the area, opportunities

Cons

Work life balance at times can be difficult to manage

4.0
21 Apr 2026
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Pros

The engineers who work hard and take themselves seriously are still working here and are great to collaborate with and solve problems. The projects are interesting, as long as your manager is considering your interests and career path. There are ample opportunities in commercial and military, with the commercial being more of a remote/Teams environment and military being more in person. Bonus structure is strong, 15%. Incentive pay for coming to work. Work life balance mostly depends on the job you sign up for.

Cons

Managers may not have come up through the engineering ranks and so they may not understand us. They focus more on process, like Flight Deck, than having actual knowledge to solve problems. The technical expertise in the sub section and especially section level has gone down in the last 5-10 years. This less technical management class seems to be impacting engineering turnover among the IC’s. Additionally, constant pivots, often due to inconsistent funding, also decrease morale. Lastly, it’s possible your manager doesn’t care as much about your career as they do just getting tasks done / covering the bases. Basically non-existent health care (very high premium and deductible for larger families). Biased hiring through Next Engineers.

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