Pros
Very interesting line of work. (granted, it's just my opinion) Competitive pay if you have experience going into the role. Challenging tasks keep you mentally engaged. Some roles/departments pay overtime.
Cons
Full of workaholics. Most engineers that are happy working at AIT are single, child-free, pet-free, and prioritize work over everything else. Engineers with families tend to not do well in this environment due to how demanding it is. Some people enjoy it, others don't. Know what you're getting yourself into. Expected to travel 2-3 weeks at a time with hardly any notice. By the time Wednesday comes around, you still don't know if you'll be home for the weekend or not since project plans change every 10 minutes. Working weekends and having to cancel your personal plans is a regular occurance since travel notifications have such a short notice. If interviewing for a role that requires travel, be sure to get a better understanding of what the travel percentage actually means. Most of my coworkers said the amount of travel required was incredibly undersold at interviews. For example, if travel is 50%, expect having to travel for up to 6 months at once, not just 2 weeks out of the month or 2 nights a week. Get clarification on things like this if it's something that could possibly affect your happiness. Witnessed new grads getting paid below market until 'they prove themselves'. Every project is an emergency and you're constantly putting out fires. Overpromising on deadlines: Rarely given enough time to complete a project during business hours so you have to put in extra hours. Since everyone has to do that, it becomes the norm and it's expected of everyone. If it was on a rare occasion, it'd be one thing, but every project is behind, delayed, and rushed. If your role gets paid overtime, you are expected to 'take advantage of it' and work all the time since that's what other people do. As I said, this company's culture isn't for everyone; but for the right person, it could be great.
