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      Peterbilt Associate Design Engineer reviews

      3.2

      38% would recommend to a friend

      (25 total reviews)

      Preston Feight

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      38% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Work/Life balance

      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.0

      Compensation and benefits

      2.9

      Culture & values

      2.7

      Senior management

      2.5

      Career opportunities

      Associate Design Engineer employees have rated Peterbilt with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 25 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Peterbilt is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Associate Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      25 reviews
      4.0
      Apr 6, 2015

      Its a great place to start your career after college. They provide great training and experience.

      Design engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It is a cyclical work environment, extremely busy during new product launches and then it slows down. So the stress and work load are cyclical too. And you get out of it what you put in. If you take the time to be out in the factory you learn more than the average employee.

      Cons

      It takes quite a bit of time to climb the company ladder. The most successful people are the ones who leave engineering for a factory position and then circle back around to engineering.

      3.0
      Jan 6, 2015

      Pretty good place to work

      Design engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They do not expect you to put in tons of overtime. Everyone is nice, not a cutthroat atmosphere. Recently started allowing flextime schedules. Recently removed the requirement to wear a tie. There have been recent attempts to gather and use employee feedback in general. There is a ton of pride taken in the product throughout the organization.

      Cons

      Pay is probably not what would be considered "competitive". Slow to accept new changes. A lot of bureaucracy in the engineering process, more time spent filling out forms than anything resembling engineering. Also, weird obsession with "the chairman". They literally have a team of engineers go through the building to adjust the blinds to exactly 45 degrees (yes, it's measured) whenever he comes in.

      2.0
      Mar 27, 2014

      Good start. Lacking interest for long term employment.

      Design engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I'm proud of the work I do. And there's no shortage of work to be done. The majority of long time employees are knowledgeable and love to talk trucks. I have a lot of respect for a lot of engineers there.

      Cons

      There are a shortage of positions that require FEA or other analytical expertise. It is all outsourced to another division of PACCAR. This wouldn't be bad, but it has created a propensity to over-engineer parts. Mainly because it takes too much time and effort to have someone else do the work, and project timelines are rushed.

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