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IAV Automotive Engineering

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Chaotic, headless organization/serves only as sales office for IAV Germany services. - Human Resources Assistant IAV Automotive Engineering Employee Review

1.0
Dec 4, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

20 PTO days and 13 Holidays -> however, if you are laid off (BTW annual layoffs in October / November) you will lose your PTO / Holiday hours -> unpaid. If you are interested in consulting look for better options such as AVL, FEV or Roush. Org charts are irrelevant, as you can use any title and you will be working with different teams with quite different responsibilities (chaos). Employee evaluations are difficult, since some employee might have had 4 or 5 different supervisors...the result is poor evaluation results -> no/low salary increases

Cons

2018 HR Survey (Facts): 70% of employees rate morale as low. Average tenure goes from 2 years to 5 years depending on group/team. Reasons: lack of career planning, lack of communication/cooperation, false immigration promises (22%), no knowledge transfer from Germany to local teams. 88% of resignations are from millennials.

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5.0
Feb 6, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

I really enjoyed my time with IAV. It was a great company to work for. Great benefits with flexible hours if needed.

Cons

The work load wasn't always consistent. They closed down the dyno lab and laid everyone off.

1.0
Nov 9, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice people. Good benefits. Decent swag.

Cons

Extremely poor management. CEO was changed right after I joined. Company is a subsidiary of the parent company in Germany but EXTREMELY tethered to it which makes it extremely hard to operate. Crazy outdated processes (CRM, expense reporting, travel, etc.) making working extremely inefficient. Near zero engineering support in the US despite needing to provide engineering services to US-based clients. Basically a fake it until you make it office riding on the reputation of the German parent. Had me speak on panels and represent the company to clients for an entire week only to lay me off the day after it was over. Steer clear.

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