Run Far Far Away - Senior Engineer Supernal Employee Review

1.0
10 Mar 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Salary and Benefits, though this pro hardly outweighs the cons

Cons

1. No communication and siloed work everywhere. Because of this, most things are extremely behind schedule, but employees are forced to push false dates up the chain to management. 2. The CEO has no business running this company. He makes emotional and irrational decisions to compensate for his mismanagement and utter lack of leadership skills. Like forcing everyone to be in the office 5 days a week or risk being fired. 3. The RTO policy is only applied to some employees, while others come and go at will. 4. Ridiculous and frivolous spending everywhere. Are the in office perks nice? Sure. Should 3 multimillion dollar office buildings have been opened at the same time before the company even had demonstrated a minimally viable product? Nope. Are employees penalized for bumbling and foolish financial and business decisions in the name of RTO policies? Yep. 5. Promotional opportunities seem nonexistent, even when you are doing work far above your pay grade, while senior leaders continue to be promoted and patted on the back, etc. 7. The CTO holds All Hands meetings in which he states that employees need to work with a sense of urgency unless they want to be out of a job by 2025. Leading by fear mongering. 6. Performance reviews are over a month late, no one knows if they are getting merit increases or bonuses. HR is an absolute joke. Bottom line, if this company does not make serious adjustments very soon it is a lost cause, and it may be too late anyways. Run far far far away if you can.

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5.0
14 Aug 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Strong Corporate Backing from Hyundai Motor Group Access to global resources, capital, and manufacturing expertise provides rare stability and scale for an early-stage company. Cutting-Edge Projects in Advanced Air Mobility Unique opportunity to work on next-generation aviation technology with real potential to shape the future of urban transportation. High-Caliber Talent in Select Areas Some teams have passionate, mission-driven engineers and professionals who bring serious value and dedication to the product. Beautiful Facilities & Competitive Compensation The offices are state-of-the-art, and benefits/salary packages are solid, especially for a startup environment. Opportunities to Wear Many Hats Fast-paced atmosphere allows motivated individuals to take ownership, find work outside their lane, and grow horizontally across departments.

Cons

Limited Career Development Opportunities Internal mobility is slow, and upward movement can feel restricted. Talent isn’t always recognized or retained, and mentorship is minimal. Prevalence of Complaining Over Constructive Action The work environment includes too many individuals focused on complaining rather than delivering results. Less whining, more doing would greatly improve team momentum and morale. Lack of Practical Technical Leadership The organization is heavy on theory but light on subject matter experts who can offer clear, actionable guidance. Too often, questions are met with ambiguity rather than informed, experience-based answers.

1.0
16 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Generous base salary (if you were on the old pay scale prior to 11/2024), - There are some truly talented engineers and has been a pleasure working with.

Cons

- All of leadership with 2-3 exceptions are inexperienced and highly political. - Leadership culture is based on bending over backwards for the demands of decision makers above and hammering down on the engineers working under them when they don't deliver the impossible. - Hyundai being the parent company of Supernal has made things worse with them imposing impossible deadlines to develop systems beyond the scope of their expertise - Hyundai also brings their work culture to Supernal which is incompatible with the norm here. A culture based on absolute obedience to leadership not matter what, and keeping you mouth shut if you want to preserve your position. - Lack of transparency and backstabbing from leadership is something out of this world and the sad part is that most of the working level employees had no idea of the lies they were fed. - Unless you're a good brown-noser and have political game, you have no hope in being promoted.

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