Work here for a year to get it on your resume… then get out. - Manufacturing Engineer GE Aerospace Employee Review

1.0
Dec 15, 2021
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Pros

GE looks good on your resume… kind of. Starting to lose its credibility.

Cons

For Lynn Plant specifically. -Pay is far below market causing high attrition to other company’s in the area -Benefits are atrocious -Poor prioritization… whoever screams the loudest mentality -Antiquated site as a whole including buildings, facilities, and machinery. -Fire fighting is an all day everyday thing -Reactiveness is a way of life here -Leadership is delusional… they have the mentality that “GE is the greatest. Everyone wants to work here. People who leave will come back…” I’ve only seen people leave and continue to do so. Never seen anyone come back… -Technical talent on the manufacturing floor is limited. You have either new grads or rotational employees (OMLP) that don’t have a clue about manufacturing processes or basic root cause analysis. On top of that, the training isn’t there because even most “management” don’t have a clue either. This is largely due to attrition of actual talent. So now they promote the clueless OMLPs (I should know, I was in the program) because there is no one left that actually has a decent understanding of machining and manufacturing processes.

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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
Apr 21, 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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