Pros and Cons - Lead Mechanical Engineer GE Aerospace Employee Review

3.0
15 Mar 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Development of advanced technology - Interesting projects and work activities - Continuous learning - In-depth R&D activities - Technically-talented employees - Best place to learn complex stuff - Never get bored with the variety of activities - Multiple offices in the world and chances to talk to oversea colleagues - Large organization - Apparently a stable job - Good salary & benefits - Attempts to improve the section and align it to new hires' standards

Cons

- Excessive bureaucracy and slow processes hinder efficiency. - Poor organization, understaffed teams, weak management, and inadequate facilities contribute to inefficiency - Many senior leaders and managers have spent their entire careers within the company (Fiat Avio), limiting their understanding of modern industry and workplace evolution - Some senior employees engage in bullying new hires to assert dominance or gain promotions - Hierarchical rigidity stifles innovation - ideas from new hires are often disregarded - A strong focus on promotions is, in some cases, leading to unhealthy competition and misconduct - Outdated infrastructure lags behind the technologies being developed - Work-life balance suffers due to understaffed teams handling high workloads - Overtime is strongly encouraged to meet a KPI that ultimately reflects company inefficiencies - Going the extra miles is the norm - Remote work is permitted but not welcomed, reflecting a lack of trust in employees - unless they are senior - Company policies are inconsistent, varying between managers and employees

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5.0
9 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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