Pros
The company is the largest autoclave manufacturer in the world. As a result, they are very busy and there is lots of engineering work. You're given lots of responsibility and use lots of design software, including Inventor, FluidFlow, ANSYS, and other analysis programs. You work with a good bunch of engineers, one engineering supervisor, and the chief engineer. You're expected to design and manage equipment projects independently, which allow you to learn a lot about the equipment. The pay is decent and the 401K plan has great matching (100% up to 6%).
Kontras
Because they are very busy, many of the jobs are tight on schedule. The result is that engineering is behind and production is behind. This creates extra stress, especially if your project is late. They're trying like mad to hire more people, but we're told that it's difficult to find good shop and engineering people. Management has very high expectations of engineers. The president and owner gets involved in some major projects and he is very demanding - if you're on the wrong side of a situation, he can be abrasive. This is definitely not a low-stress job.
