IBA System Engineer reviews

1.0

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Olivier Legrain

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2.0
Oct 13, 2014
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Pros

During install phase, delivery bonuses are very rewarding. You gain a lot of knowledge and experience.

Cons

Benefits are not at all up-to-par with other companies. You pay the majority of health insurance costs and all of the dental/vision cost. Raises are, likewise, sub-par with many employees ranking "good" only getting a 1% raise. Ambition is not valued and Belgian HR discourages Americans from applying for R&D positions. No real opportunity for growth within the company. Management works 9am to 6pm, when we're operational from 7am to 11pm (and required to do maintenance on third shift). They're critical of anything that occurs outside of their working hours.

4.0
Sep 5, 2013
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Pros

Laid back, lots of freedom, opportunity to gain experience with many different types of systems, variety of work atmospheres depending on shift.

Cons

Lack of management, guidance, and documentation. It is on you to figure out how to learn what you need to know, as there is no proper training plan. IBA is also in a process of change, so rules seem to vary week by week.

3.0
Feb 2, 2013
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Pros

Schedule is a shifting 4 days on, 4 days off, 12 hour shifts. The shifting part is three weeks of nights over to three weeks of days. There is a lot to learn in this field. A job with IBA would appeal to anyone who likes to tinker with electronics and mechanics. Someone who also does not get bored doing the same test over and over.

Cons

Documentation and training are difficult to come by. A small company that is based in Belgium. The Belgium thing can be a little weird at times or different, a for instance, wire labeling. I am use to labeling being origin to destination, in Belgium it is lowest number(meaning either origin or destination can come first). Little things like this can trip one up all the time and lead to confusion. Another thing is that if you work something to resolution one time and no one else has, then your the subject matter expert at this company. These are not necessarily bad things but can lead to some serious frustration.

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