Is Georgia Tech a good company to work for as a Research Engineer?

Research Engineer professionals working at Georgia Tech have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 30 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Georgia Tech employees being 4.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Research Engineer jobs at Georgia Tech now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Research Engineer interview questions at Georgia Tech .

Does Georgia Tech pay Research Engineer employees well?

Research Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Georgia Tech with 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 30 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Research Engineer salaries and benefits at Georgia Tech .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Georgia Tech?

Graduate Research Assistant (720) , Research Assistant (218) , Student Assistant (173) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (160) , Teaching Assistant (120) , Postdoctoral Fellow (105) , Graduate Student (80) , Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (75) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (71) , PhD Student (57) , Researcher (29) , PhD Graduate Student (28) , Research Scientist (26) , GTA Graduate Teaching Assistant (23) , Research Engineer (20)

What are the pros of working at Georgia Tech according to real employee reviews?

"Flexible hours as a student contributing to running programs or working for various campus departments." ((in 131 reviews)); "The Georgia Tech campus is beautiful and in a great location." ((in 82 reviews)); "It is a great opportunity for students to gain work experience and studying during the same semester." ((in 68 reviews)); "good work environment and people" ((in 63 reviews)); "Great facilities for research" ((in 62 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Georgia Tech according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and low" ((in 284 reviews)); "Low salary and very stressful" ((in 174 reviews)); "It becomes quite stressful at times and wonder if the low compensation is worth it." ((in 18 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 17 reviews)); "Too much work due to courses and projects" ((in 16 reviews))

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Georgia Tech Research Engineer reviews

4.4

97% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)

Ángel Cabrera

100% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture and values

4.1

Senior management

4.0

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity and inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Work/Life balance

Research Engineer employees have rated Georgia Tech with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Research Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Georgia Tech is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Research Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

30 reviews

5.0

4 May 2025

Great Place for Self-Initiated

Research engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great variety of world class labs/research

Cons

Experience is very group dependant

3.0

26 Feb 2025

Great Job

Research engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The Job Gives lots of experience

Cons

Workaholic type culture that can make you burn out

5.0

5 Dec 2024

Great workplace

Research engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Very great work environment, kind people.

Cons

No cons apart from a below average salary since it’s a public institution.

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