Front end - sales, business development, product management - Business Management GE Aerospace Employee Review

2.0
Aug 7, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work at most sites. A lot managers will let you work from home, or have flexible hours, if necessary. Education benefits are top notch. Corporate training can be good, but is often stale and equates to "drinking the kool-aid".

Cons

Everything else. Finance rolls the roost, and have zero passion for aviation. HR is a close second. I'm all about being a profitable and stable company, that validates risk, but having passion in aviation when you work for a premier Aerospace company is essential in my mind. Management talks a good game, but it's clear they are all just looking for the next promotion. Posturing, read as self-promotion, is more important than actually doing a good job. Just look at the stock price under Immelt - pretty much the company he has laid out under him reflects....stagnant and under-performing. Now we're a "digital" company, 5 years behind the 8 ball. Classic instance of "too big to fail". Bottom line - if you prefer politicking over being recognized for doing a great job, and over working with passionate people, then this is your place.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Apr 21, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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