Great entry level opportunities but inconsistent onboarding experience - Assembly Technician GE Aerospace Employee Review

1.0
Apr 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Being able to join the company with little or no prior experience with jet engines. Decent compensation, company supports and invests in teaming environment.

Cons

New hire success currently depends more on 'luck of the draw' regarding team assignment than on a standardized protocol. There is a significant lack of standardization in the onboarding experience, with training quality and team culture varying wildly between the teams. While some teams prioritize mentorship and integration, others adopt a 'prove your worth' mentality that discourages inquiry and utilizes finger pointing over root cause analysis. Furthermore, categorizing training as 'Non Production Time' creates a counterproductive incentive where senior technicians may view essential mentorship and training as a liability to their efficiency metrics as the production rate has increased. Full of 'topped out' technicians with no further motivation and no interest in training, they are happy where they are.

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
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Pros

good work life balance, stability, and pay

Cons

boring at times, lots of process

4.0
Apr 21, 2026
Recommend
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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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