Helpful employees, exciting work - Research Engineer Penn State Employee Review

4.0
23 Sept 2014
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Pros

Work is exciting and cutting edge for engineering research positions, flexible work schedules, surrounding area is very safe with a lot to do

Cons

Because it is a university there is a lot of bureaucracy and red tape, environment for research can be stressful to meet unreasonable deadlines or impress sponsors

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5.0
2 Jul 2026
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Pros

The PhD is paid and rewarding intellectually

Cons

The PhD is mentally strenuous

5.0
27 Jun 2026
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Pros

They were very flexible with hours and it was a fun place to work. There was lots of downtime to do other things while on the clock, and an e-bike to get around campus quickly.

Cons

Toward the end they got pretty strict about keeping your computer on a certain tab to take online tickets, and you could get in trouble for not doing it. It’s tedious work overall.

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