Harley-Davidson, Inc. reviews

Leadership is not aligned with reality or what is going on with front line leaders and entry-mid level engineering and ops. Goals that are not achievable are set and you must meet them for no other reason than someone set it for you. Discrimination has happened to more than a handful as very traditional managers are not promoted based upon leadership and people management experience but instead upon other facets. A great employee does not always equate to a great manager. If you are an engineer in a protected class, avoid this company.

The leadership at the H-D Product Development Center has created a culture of fear that has crippled the constructive conflict required in engineering. I have watched too many good people get pushed out of their jobs because they resisted compromising the quality of their work and designs as leadership was requesting them to. Engineering does not have enough weight in decision making. Marketing, Styling and Purchasing have the majority vote in defining new product. More projects are canceled than launched due to unrealistic project targets set by Marketing, Styling and Purchasing. Career development in Engineering is typically ignored. Interviewing for internal positions is usually unfair. Many highly qualified people get pegged as "not a team player" (aka they don't drink enough cool aid) and they aren't able to advance. If you want to advance you better be a good self-promoter. Arbitrary caps on promotion are applied to certain positions in engineering without reason or explanation.