Pros
Good pay, tend to get yearly increases and bonus payouts, strong support system from within Engineering Department, good opportunity to work on diverse portfolio of highly technical high pressure gas turbine component castings, access to old and new technologies in terms of design, CAD modeling, machinery/fabrication, metrology and measurement devices, etc.
Cons
Lack of support of Engineering Department from Operations Team. Difference in goals/metrics between Engineer Department and Operations/Manufacturing Department results in incohesive culture (disagreements, finger pointing, blame games). Lack of career development and/or promotion opportunity after attaining “Senior” status, unless you seek a role in Management. Vacation policy grants little vacation time (only awarded more vacation time after several years of service).