Good Compensation, Disconnected Management - Engineering Gulfstream Employee Review

2.0
29 Jun 2015
Recommend
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Pros

They offer at or above industry standard compensation in my experience, in a location with a very modest cost of living. 4/40 schedule, but be prepared to work more. Savannah has its own charm but people coming from aerospace companies in progressive areas like Southern California or Washington may find it a bit backward. The work can be quite interesting, especially on new projects. Lots of good opportunities for young engineers, but advancement comes to a grinding halt as you get to mid and upper experience levels.

Cons

Hands down, the most frustrating management structure I have ever dealt with out of the five aerospace location I have worked. Low level decisions go all the way to the top, where they are discussed in the perpetual meetings between the department heads, directors, and VPs. Directors continually spin status to an insane degree to make themselves look better in front of the VPs. This is how the Directors got to be Directors, though, because all the VPs want is people to tell them what they want to hear and agree with their decisions. The result is that tasking for the engineers actually doing the work frequently makes no sense, since the decision making process is so disconnected from reality. Engineering constantly operates in "fire drill mode". A good lead engineer or department head can sometimes compensate by serving a buffer between the engineers and the upper level managers, but the ones who are willing to do that tend to burn out or get fired (I saw both), so they don't last very long.

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5.0
31 May 2026
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Pros

-Work in an air conditioned hangar! -All the tools and support needed to do the job -Excellent training available -Good safety culture -Fairly easy work -Lots of opportunities to grow

Cons

Big corporate politics at times. Some people just love to point fingers. Rules that are very excessive due to incompetence, instead of just firing morons.

2.0
22 Apr 2026
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Pros

Rather decent front loaded time off. 4 day work weeks. A pretty decent off shift incentive.

Cons

Management does not care about their people. They are so far removed from what’s going on on the floor and too focused on passing the buck to someone else for their screw ups. People are placed in positions they should not be in simply because they know someone or they kiss up to someone. The people on the floor have very little fixed wing experience yet act as if they know everything. The only path they create for people to move up is A&P and even then they just want you to stay a mechanic. They neglect to realize that people stay with a company for the culture as well as leave because of it.

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