Decent Place with Decent People - Propulsion Technician Shield AI Employee Review

3.0
Dec 19, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you are not part of production, you are golden. They have turned production into a place for low skill workers, and they pay them as such. I started when production had higher requirements, and I received higher pay. Essentially I was grandfathered in. I have since left, but I doubt that my situation will be the case for anyone newer.

Cons

I doubt you can get paid well in production anymore. They really dumbed down the work that was required for production to the point that anyone off the street could do it. Ultimately I left for greater opportunities since they also tend to look down on member of production, and refuse to promote from production.

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Great teammates and environment for intern. Good pay and benefits with gym access.

Cons

No large cons, it is a good internship.

2.0
Mar 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A majority of the company is filled with good-willed, nice, curious people across AI, aviation, geospatial, engineering and instructional spaces.

Cons

Too many of the operational decisions are made by sof guys with virtually zero experience in any of the fields relevant to the company...including strategic operations or even tactical isr. Too many has-beens used to working with no oversight. Money and equipment constantly disappearing. The company is like a toddler walking around in their parents clothes. Poor scaling. Almost non-existent safety considerations. Prior service in corporate is always something that needs to be addressed but the amount of sof guys this company employees just so they can put "elite" in every tagline is ridiculous. They complain constantly just to freeze or meltdown in the lightest stressful situations. Virtually unteachable so they are removed and elevated into positions that avoid that dynamic. We can't get people to stop being vindictive bigots every time they are corrected or called out for lying in a meeting to save our lives but we sure will platform the latest self-help garbage from some other hack of a seal because so-in-so met him once or likes his podcast.

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