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      3.9

      90% would recommend to a friend

      (125 total reviews)

      Aaron Stritesky

      90% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

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      RFA Engineering has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 125 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The RFA Engineering employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      125 reviews
      3.0
      Apr 17, 2019

      It's fine for a while

      Design engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      RFA is a decent place for a first engineering job. It can provide exposure to some major companies, and provide a great learning experience for the engineering process. You can put in extra time if there is work in order to bank hours for time off or extra pay. Some people who work on-site with customers are able to get hired on full time by the customer, but that usually takes many years. Overall, the health benefits and 401k match are fine. This year they rolled out a few new benefit options that are nice. RFA is growing, as many of the customers are currently doing well.

      Cons

      Once you get your initial burst of experience, you realize how much better it could be somewhere else. Working on-site for a customer, you miss out on many benefits that the employees have. If the customer has a vacation day when RFA does not, you need to either work extra time to make up for it, go unpaid for that day, or use what limited PTO you have. And the PTO is severely lacking, as you have to make due with one week per year until a few years in. There is the option to work extra time to use as PTO later, but that's just moving your working hours around rather than getting extra time off. The pay is also lacking for anything but an entry level engineer. I'm sure it's largely dictated by what they can charge for your time, and companies aren't gonna pay more than they need. It's frustrating listening to customer engineers you work with talk about how great their bonus is this year. The only bonus you'll get from RFA is a modest gift card in December. Overall, the total compensation is not worth sticking around for. Get some time under your belt and leverage it to get somewhere else.

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      RFA Engineering Response
      7y
      Thank you for your feedback! I am glad that you find positives in your position, as we are continually trying to make all of our employees' experiences better within the bounds of how we and our customers do business. While we do not have a formal "end of the year bonus" program, we do as you mention, provide employees the option at the end of every quarter to either get paid a cash bonus for their earned bonus time, or they are able to convert those bonus qualifying hours to standard PTO. The goal is to achieve ultimate flexibility, and help prepare for unforeseen client shut-downs or non-standard holidays, or just to provide additional time off to spend with your friends and family. Nearly all of our clients' employees work with standard salary compensation, so many times, their bonus is not only tied to the success of their company, but also tied to effort put in during the year (working long hours with no extra pay). Regardless, I hear your cons, and just know that we as a company are doing what we can to address. Thank you for being part of the team! We appreciate everything you do!
      5.0
      Sep 8, 2016

      Great People are the Key to Success

      Design engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company has a long history, and a number of clients have worked with RFA for decades for their engineering needs The company culture is strong, warm, and hard-working; the work done interviewing and hiring is focused almost as much on how the candidate would fit in with the company as it is on the basic qualifications All of the Partners and Management within the organization genuinely want their employees to succeed, and their collective hard work has helped the company mature and grow beyond what any metrics could show

      Cons

      Corporate decisions made by clients aren't always predictable, and can cause them to pull funding or work away from RFA in low business cycles; conversely, projects may come in requiring immediate help that can cause disruption or shifting of priorities and employees Cycles of business can cause fluctuations in staffing levels (which management continues to address by diversifying their client and project base)

      4.0
      Dec 25, 2012

      Able to work on some great projects!!

      Engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The companies that they do work for are some of the big companies in the industries and you are able to work on some great new projects.

      Cons

      Not able to make decisions and lead projects as you don't work directly for the company.

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