Interesting company, chaotic workplace. - Senior Product Engineer Johnson Controls Employee Review

3.0
8 Jan 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The pay is competitive coming in, and recruiters are professional and courteous. There's a lot of good knowledge to learn and pick up from the senior members. Due to being lean (see Cons) you can get a very large exposure to the company and different engineering areas. The New Freedom, PA building is new and beautiful, and the labs once they're up will be as well.

Cons

Once you're in it's hard to get promotions, there's a very flat org structure. The raises are minimal (if not delayed). The company is super lean. There is limited lab space and lab labor, and the various product groups will fight/argue over them. You will work a lot, but you'll also want to put in the time. They have trouble keeping engineers (and other technical staff) due to a myriad of personal/management/growth opportunity issues.

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Pros

Great team environment with a can do attitude.

Cons

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Johnson Controls Response
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Thank you so much for sharing your experience with Johnson Controls as a Program Manager. Your input will help us in our mission to foster the best possible workplace for our teammates.
4.0
28 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Decent base pay and fast paced work makes the days go by quickly. Lately the company has been actually investing in their new product lines ever since Joakim became our CEO.

Cons

The compensation is lacking. No bonuses whatsoever for senior level engineers even when they're recognized as a key contributor on the team. We are given our 401k match on March 1st to cover the previous year's matches so you lose out on a lot of the year's market gains. The healthcare coverage is mediocre at best for a fortune 500 company. The raises are still given like it's 2018; 3% is considered a "good" merit increase. This is due to the "forced distribution" merit increase system where only "so many" people can receives "above expectations" raises.

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Johnson Controls Response
6d
Thank you for taking the time to provide important input on our compensation and benefits as a Senior Mechanical Engineer. At Johnson Controls, we aim to provide competitive pay and a robust benefits plan that supports our employees' well-being. We’ll use this information to continually improve our offerings.
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