Great team, poor management - Firmware Engineer BorgWarner Employee Review

3.0
25 Oct 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Bright, talented, high-achieving team in Waterloo - Excellent local office culture - Great office space and convenient location - Some interesting projects with top OEMs

Cons

- Upper management is disorganised, disjointed, and slow to react - Very limited opportunities for career advancement / growth (process is slow, convoluted, and unequitable) - Below average compensation for the area, although benefits are decent - Company is struggling to establish a foothold in the EV space (lots of cancelled / delayed projects, no clear product development path) - Highly risk-averse approach to R&D, with tight budgets and a conservative development approach

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Cons

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Pros

Competitive pay and benefits, Exposure to cross-functional work across departments Opportunity to work on large-scale, global processes Some team members are supportive and knowledgeable

Cons

Expectations and priorities frequently changed without clear communication Limited structured training or onboarding for complex responsibilities Feedback was inconsistent, making it difficult to gauge performance expectations Workload and scope at times exceeded what would typically align with the role Documentation and processes were not always clearly defined, leading to confusion

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