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Avoid - Senior Mechanical Engineer Design CATAPULT Employee Review

1.0
Aug 9, 2018
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Pros

Working on generally small projects means you get to see them from start to finish. The team is competent, helpful and hard working, if a little cliquey.

Cons

Everyone gets paid $20k less than they would anywhere else. Management is more interested in finding out about where people have made mistakes than where they have done good work, which leads to a sycophantic culture and is not at all conducive to good teamwork. They are also known to cheat people out of sick pay.

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5.0
Apr 16, 2026
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Pros

I loved my time at Design Catapult. I learned so much from my very talented coworkers. The industrial design team is the best I have ever worked with, They are practically engineers themselves. And the engineers have years of experience and have brilliant solutions to complex design problems. The team is very collaborative and supportive of each other. There's no politics or competition.

Cons

Wide range of projects, So you're always playing catch up on new sciences and technologies. No hybrid working options.

5.0
Jun 27, 2025
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Pros

Real design work, I prototype all my own designs. I'm left to manage my own projects with a lot freedom in how I approach design problems.

Cons

Sudden emergencies, frequent priority changes. Flat hierarchy, nowhere to be promoted to.

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