Avoid if you are in IT
Avoid if you are in IT
They have a decent benefits package and a reasonable time off policy by American standards.
The entire organization is unable to execute.
Getting simple resources, like a server, are next to impossible, even on critical projects.
You are buried in "required" training that does nothing to benefit the organization or your career.
Lots of hubris throughout the organization.
They talk about developing a center of excellence, but they are far from achieving any of that.
The environment and the talent attracted to it are not the best and the brightest.
Lots of customer commitments have been made for products the organization does not have the ability to deliver on.
Smart Grid is about software, but your organization is set up for making big machines such as gas turbines. You need to either be willing to:
- Set up your organization with a clean slate, with a culture and appropriate processes.
- Buy a company that actually has the ability to do this.
- Get out of the smart grid business.
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Mechanical Designer
I came in as a contractor, but the interview process was laid-back. I only spoke with the hiring manager and the group director. Great group of people I worked with at the time.
Lead Turbine Engineer
The interview consisted of a phone interview, followed by another phone interview, then an in-person interview, and finally an interview with HR, conducted on the phone. The interviews were not too intensive, as experience was the driving force behin
Engineer
Overall, it was a good interview experience. First, it was a phone interview, going through the resume with some typical behavioral questions. The second interview was at GE. The first hour was with the position manager, and the second hour was with
Mechanical Designer
Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesOctober 1, 2020I came in as a contractor, but the interview process was laid-back. I only spoke with the hiring manager and the group director. Great group of people I worked with at the time.
Lead Turbine Engineer
Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesAugust 1, 2016The interview consisted of a phone interview, followed by another phone interview, then an in-person interview, and finally an interview with HR, conducted on the phone. The interviews were not too intensive, as experience was the driving force behin
Engineer
Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesSeptember 18, 2015Overall, it was a good interview experience. First, it was a phone interview, going through the resume with some typical behavioral questions. The second interview was at GE. The first hour was with the position manager, and the second hour was with
