It is what you'll make of it. - Metallurgical Engineer ATI Employee Review

4.0
27 Nov 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There is plenty of opportunity for a motivated engineer to learn a lot about the industry, particularly metallurgy (given the nature of the work). And if you are patient you can progress your career (or pivot in a direction you are interested in) within reason. The people are very nice. There are a lot of very experienced older engineers that can be good career mentors for younger engineers. And the location in Irvine is great.

Cons

After the aerospace slowdown in 2020, a lot of buisiness went away and many benefits with it. That wasn't necessarily the company's fault, but that didn't make it less painful. As of late 2021, things are recovering, but slowly. Like most other companies there is also occasional annoying office politics. My advice would be to keep your head down and avoid getting involved as much as possible. There is plenty to learn from everyone.

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5.0
1 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Interesting work with (some) hard workers. Serious place to get real experience. Salaried employees receive a large 401k match.

Cons

Place is held together by critical staff working much harder than others, but don't expect many raises. Annual adjustments do not match inflation. Managers do not understand technical skills that set their staff apart and struggle to argue for raises when asked, losing this talent within a few years. Experience always outranks expertise (helps to be old). HR/Operations collaborate to underpay their hourly staff, keeping process changes that affect incentive pay out of union negotiations for as long as possible. HR can barely run Salaried payroll and will threaten you if you question their math (even when they owe you money). HR refuses to address racism/white supremacy within their hourly workforce.

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