Flip a Coin - Engineer bei Simplex Aerospace: Mitarbeiterbewertung

1.0
13. Aug. 2018
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Pros

Its impressive the amount of talented individuals that have move through this company (a Linkedin search will show how frequently they move through). Spending a year or three hear can really grow your experience in aviation "do's and do not's". Part of this will be because there's so much turnover in middle-management [being "removed" by upper] that there's a void of how things should be; other than what's in the company's fincial interest. Stick around much more than a year and you'll be [one of] the senior engineer['s]. This can give you significant interactions with the FAA/DER's, if you want to grow your aviation career. If you want a quick bump in aviation, this could be the place for you. Work/life can be fine, for salary employees, if you choose to; the stress is the only thing that follows you home. Bennefits exist, and are not the worst out there; they are not the best either.

Kontras

High middle-managment turnover coupled with high engineering turnover. People are brought in thinking they can make improvements only to leave/get tossed out when blocked from implementing the changes required to bring the work up to par with where the aviation industry was 10+ years ago. A lot of re-inventing of the wheel goes on, becuase of the turnover rate. System requirements and marketing material are often not based in physics, prior to being sent to engineering to be turned into a functioning system. Unrealistic timelines put undo pressures on MFG/Quality for things that were often not given a chance to be fully vetted, by engineering. Marketing personel creating 5 star reviews to boost PR for potential customers, while causing the deletion of negative reviews that were posted by former employees to help inform working professionals about what they can expect if they choose to work here. If you do not want to be aviation, then stay away. Also if you are not up for continuous work related stress (well above any possible "norm"), they move on.

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5.0
19. Aug. 2019
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Pros

Industry leader in multiple business segments. New products under development that are innovative.

Kontras

The products have sold so well that it is difficult to keep up with demand causing lots of overtime

2.0
21. Mai 2018
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Pros

Benefits (Health, dental, 401k match) A variety work, and a lot of hats to wear.

Kontras

If only being able to find two pros wasn't enough, I hope this section proves enlightening. The largest con at Simplex is the attitude and actions of the upper management team. Micro-management is the norm to an extreme degree. Managers reserve the right to discredit any presented design at any time based purely on emotion. A particular example that comes to mind is a simple discussion regarding textbook equations of fluid dynamics and an individual suggesting that he doesn't have to believe in reality; he just wants things to work he thinks they should. Attempting to defend the laws of physics becomes the norm at Simplex for every engineer. The upper management team of Simplex can often be found arguing and yelling at the various teams across the company. It is always an "US versus THEM" attitude at Simplex. This breeds such a toxic environment of stress and hatred for one's job that it begins to impose on life outside work. The second greatest downside is the sales driven nature of the business. I understand that money keeps the doors open. However, project bids are often finalized without any engineering input. The impossible is promised and is unable to be delivered. An expectation of unending overtime is also present. Notably in manufacturing and engineering, 50-60+ hour weeks with work on weekends are not uncommon for months on end. Project schedules have little consistent so everything is constantly an urgent priority. Pay is average per 2016 statistics, and that is presented to you as a positive. Always expect the unexpected.

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