Probably the worst place I've ever worked. - Anonymous employee Supernal Employee Review

1.0
11 Feb 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

They pay you well if you started before they decided to shortchange everyone. Benefits are free. The offices are nice, although they're a perfect example of the poor financial decision-making that has permeated the entire history of this place.

Cons

Leadership is incompetent and unable to right what is a rapidly sinking ship. The CEO is petulant and throws tantrums whenever anyone disagrees with him, even if they are right. He doesn't know how to take criticism of any kind, and accountability is not even in his vocabulary. The failure of the company, according to him, is the fault of the employees. He has been known to swear at employees, storm out of meetings, require people to work on holidays, all because he doesn't know what he is doing, and people refuse to blow smoke. All leadership at the top is subpar, particularly in L7 roles or above - I can't name a single person there that I would vouch for. There is a very bad habit of covering up people's misgivings, and lots of mutual backscratching going on that would raise eyebrows for any of the investors, if HMG had enough of a spine to actually investigate the things that are happening at the company. Since many of the people at the top were appointed by HMG and they don't want to 1.) admit to their poor decisions or 2.) admit that they are keeping people because they are "in" with someone important at the parent company, anyone that has ties to Korea gets away with murder. HR is awful; absolutely useless for anything except making legally questionable HR decisions (and the unfortunate experience of getting to watch certain folks eat disgustingly close to the camera during meetings.) They are slowly replacing all of the American people they originally hired with Korean transplants, especially in corporate roles, there to snitch on employees to the CEO. Any other startup or investor-backed company would have run from Supernal years ago, but they stay alive because it's all money coming from the parent company and its subsidiaries. Avoid this place like the plague; not only is it rapidly failing, but the money is not worth the burnout, stress, mismanagement, bureaucracy, red tape, or hit to your mental health (which they will not provide a reasonable accommodation for).

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5.0
14 Aug 2025
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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
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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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