Pratt & Whitney Reviews
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Pros
Excellent education package, and the amount of learning here is exemplary. Consider P & W the mecca of engineering. Pratt pays it's salary employees in the 50th percentile. You won't get rich working here but you will make more than most connecticut based engineering jobs.
Cons
Cut-throat corporate environment. Executive management expects engineering staff and middle managers to work large amounts of overtime with no extra compensation. Management is very short sighted and disorganized. Most of the manufacturing processes are outsourced to sub-par suppliers. Most of YOUR time will be spent fixing projects that the suppliers screw up. Engineers are expected to report to multiple people "IPT leaders" and work in a high stress environment in which everything you work on is due yesterday. Expect your health and family life to decay quickly....Bottom line? Abuse Pratt the way Pratt abuses you. Get your degree, get your experience and GET OUT! You will eventually be laid-off anyways...
Advice to Senior Management
I read in the paper that the F135 is having problems lately. Do you know why? You need to stop sending work outside of the company. The amount of knowledge and history that is being thrown out the window has come full circle to ruin pratt. Why does management keep making decisions that add cost and problems? Ever wonder why countries like India and China are designing jet engines as we speak? How can Pratt be competitive in the future if we keep educating the world with the latest Pratt technology? If outsourcing is so beneficial, why are your products falling apart and your employees pissed off? STOP IT BEFORE YOU KILL THE COMPANY!!
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Senior Engineer in Middletown, CT:
“Ok place to work, but definitely not great.”
Sep 17, 2009
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Anonymous in East Hartford, CT:
“Great place to learn systems engineering and to work with different disciplines.”
Jul 31, 2009
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Software Engineer in East Hartford, CT:
“Mixed Bag, Depends on discipline or assignments”
Jul 22, 2009
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Structures Engineer in East Hartford, CT:
“Pratt Is not a bad place to work...you won't get rich though working there.”
Jun 2, 2009
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Staff Engineer:
“Good company to start your engineering career, but move on after you complete your company-funded Masters degree.”
Feb 23, 2009
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Project Engineer in Middletown, CT:
“Decent place to work, excellent place to get a college degree”
Dec 11, 2008
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Mechanical Engineer in East Hartford, CT:
“Rebounding after a long term slide in market share”
Dec 6, 2008
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Finance Co-Op in East Hartford, CT:
“A line from the little guy.”
Dec 2, 2008
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Senior Engineer in East Hartford, CT:
“Great opportunity in a technical corporation if you play your cards right!”
Oct 30, 2008