Getting better - Anonymous employee Kearfott Employee Review

3.0
23 Feb 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

They are moving in the right direction. Since 2013, they've hired a new President, new Engineering Director, multiple new managers and a handful of engineers. The new way of thinking is starting to outweigh and replace the old. They are budgeting for more training, amping up college recruiting and participating in national conferences. They are focusing on making a comeback. If you are comfortable not having a lot of workplace luxuries in the short term and want to work somewhere where you can be part of an upswing and make an impact, this might be the place.

Cons

Many of the long-term employees/managers haven't worked elsewhere in decades and haven't seen how the engineering workplace has evolved in the outside world. To someone new coming in, this is a huge culture shock. Some managers like to keep information very close to prevent gossip and rumors, but this causes resentment and distrust among employees. There is no food service on-site (except for a food truck that stops by at lunch time). They start at 7:30am and everyone seems to take lunch from 12-1, athough more and more employees are pushing through this rigidity toward an "as long as you put in your hours" system more commonly found at other engineering firms. The engineers are in cubicles, and sometimes it can be hard to concentrate or be comfortable having anything but superficial conversations with other employees (everyone can hear you). There are no after-work clubs/groups.

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5.0
12 Dec 2025
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Pros

Gained diverse, hands-on experience quickly, had autonomy over my day-to-day, open door policies, fast and efficient communication, very flexible, taught me a lot

Cons

Small company, potentially not much room for growth

4.0
12 Apr 2026
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Pros

They work with legacy and new systems, good if you want to get into aerospace. They do multiple projects for interns and you can pick and choose which interest you and what do you want to do. You can even go out of your ur way and do other stuff outside of the official projects if you want more exposure to something specific or if you want more experience in your resume.

Cons

Right now they really want to focus on AI and Physics. So more opportunities for those majors, maybe even EE, not so much for ME nowadays.

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