Pros
Industry standard pay in a LCOL area Experienced engineers are pretty good, and enjoy teaching Some groups allow you to get good first-hand experience, early in your career You get to work on engines! Only a few companies worldwide do this kind of work Potential for travel (to the UK) Location downtown is nice, and good proximity to downtown
Cons
Diversity is negligible. Mostly old white men. High turnover in the 4-5yr experienced engineers. Many people come here straight out of college, work for a few years, and leave. So you're left with young and very old engineers. Not much choice on what to work on. Always under-staffed, sometimes OT is pushed from above. Travel ban (no one can travel unless explicitly approved by execs) Massive layoffs when the company isn't doing well Project priority is taken much higher than employees A lot of old infrastructure. Facilities, to IT, to test equipment. Nothing gets upgraded unless it breaks. Research the company before - RR bought AE a while ago, so most of the Indy site is just supporting engines that were designed decades ago. Very little R&D locally, but that will probably change in the near future. Until then, get ready to work on old programs. Budget cuts are constant.
