engineer

designer

associate engineer

cybersecurity analyst

senior network engineer

Mesa Associates, Inc.

Job Work/Life Balance - There's either too much to be done with the provided schedule regardless of how much overtime is put into it, or there is absolutely nothing to do whatsoever.

Compensation/Benefits - Pretty solid pay for the locations of the company. Benefits are average and should be expected for an engineering position.

Job Security/Advancement - Even though it's a pretty small company they will keep you around if you're valuable and pay your dues. They'll give you opportunities to correct your actions before letting you go, if it gets to that point. Most jobs with the company are either entry level or require about 10 years experience and a PE. Employees who have worked with the company since the start have inflated the upper levels of leadership and management, and it's hard to imagine there being too many high level spots open until they decide to leave. 

Management - Mostly disinterested in new employees until a problem pops up somewhere. A large emphasis is placed on safety even though minimal work outside the office is performed by the company. Training on the actual  work you do is "sink or swin and we'll sort it out later", that's by far my biggest complaint about the company. Developing employees is what will keep the company profitable, growing, and with a good industry reputation. Too much reliance is placed on the experienced and "best" employees to clean up messes. 

Job Culture - A lot of emphasis or God and safety. Pretty laid back dress code. 9/80 schedule if you want it, although if you're busy good luck taking any days off or not working on weekends. Minimal travel or site visits. Little training available. Not particularly friendly environment or welcoming of new people (unless you're a decent looking female). Quite of bit of office politics if you want to get involved in that type of stuff.

This may have been one of the best places to work in the past, but it's just not anymore. The strong company culture they advertise is crumbling around them and they're losing people left and right. 

The benefits package may be excellent, but it's not that much better than anywhere else, and it's certainly not worth paying $10-$15/hour below the competition. 

They could never figure out a comprehensive COVID policy, protocols were constantly shifting and no one received any real guidance. Some groups were told they have to come in 3 days a week, while others are advertising fully remote positions. Anyone asking for clarifications were just referred to the CDC, as if that answered anyone's questions. 

Meanwhile, management has no idea how to fix anything. Internal messaging doubles down on how valued the employees are and how "we're a Mesa family," while all the actions taken say the opposite. We were constantly told how lucky we are to work somewhere like Mesa, while doing absolutely nothing to prove that they're any better than anywhere else. They tell us how amazing our owner/CEO is, and how much she loves and appreciates us, but it's not like I ever met her. It's not like she ever showed up to express her appreciation. And she certainly didn't pay us like we were appreciated. 

Rule of thumb for everyone: the more a company says they're a "family," the more skeptical you should be. Mesa is no exception. 

Contractor work is dependent on clients providing enough work. There will consistently be an ebb and flow or boredom and stress to meet deadlines. 

I learned a lot about protection and control engineering, very detail oriented design drawings, and AutoCAD.

Management is supportive but not particularly attentive. Meaningful training can be difficult to obtain without perseverance and finding  your own mentor. You'll often find yourself trying to do the right thing the wrong way over and over again because you have to figure out the processes on the fly. 

Co-workers are quiet and keep to themselves most of the time. Most conversations are business related or usually just small talk, until everyone is tired and silly. Experiences range from recent college grads around the early to mid level career, very experienced engineers, and warm bodies of some capacity.

The hardest parts of the job are the self starting necessary to find the right help to be able to perform your job well, the communication difficulties between client and customer cause frustration and rework, the repetitious nature of the work can cause it to become quite stale and boring, and the long bouts of not enough work to go around can be very dull.

The most enjoyable part of the job is knowing when you perform well and are actively progressing in your knowledge.

Well I’m sure it is for the choice few that are relatives of the managers. Son working for fathers. Fathers working under the direction of sons. Managers with nephews working for them. Managers with their own sister-in-law as their secretary. Hiring sons and daughters not uncommon. Family company. Yes. Perfect poster child for the word, nepotism!

Also for those who love to talk, gossip, talk golf, football, or just generally like to talk bull. Keep your head down and work gets you no big extra pat on the back. Of course this is just one review.

Help with projects as you work on them, NO. But plenty of time for criticism after the work is done. True nature of a stressful work environment.

Always work in volumes or cut to 20 hour work weeks. Stress at the highest level. Work hours and dress code a big positive.

And the biggest problem is, don’t grow old there, they will write you up with work short falls. Then kick you out the door. Not age discrimination, but can’t do the work. You can’t argue with a write up on job performance, he said, she said. How do you change a persons mind, who now has you on his list. “You can’t”.

Now there are older workers. 

Management score, minus 10. There are a few managers that have your back. Then your thrown to the wolf’s. That thing about having experience, is OK until you make to much. Hire a younger guy, train him, then hit the door.

Mesa's management team is focused on retaining the highest level of benefits for the lowest cost to the employee.  Employee safety and the quality of work product are the two highest goals. Mesa's work environment reflects its varied customer base and project requirements.  Mesa's staff seamlessly moves between teams, and even business units when necessary in order to meet the project requirements.  These internal lines of communication are an important aspect of the overall work environment, as cross-training and cross-pollenization improve the overall strength of the workforce. 
 Work times can be flexible, depending on the needs of the team.  Team compositions are varied and often very temporary as they form/disband based on project needs.  There is an overall aura of respect and admiration among most of the staff, for each other, and a realization that we are all part of something special.  Working hours can be long, depending on the task and the deadline, but that, too, is temporary, as most of the time, working hours are predictable.  The work environment is comfortable, and Mesa ensures we have the tools we need.  Training is emphasized and supported financially upon management approval.

I'm still a bit new, but a typical day would involve scanning drawings and creating BoMs. During my downtime, I would learn how to use AutoCAD. Nothing really difficult, as of now.
     Being at MESA helped me experience what it's like to be in a workplace setting. Students like me can take many engineering courses but the environment at work and at school are completely different. 
     Management is probably the best I've seen. My bosses are respectable and they help foster a friendly environment while pushing everybody to do their best. 
     Workplace is pretty relaxing and friendly. 
     Hardest part of the job seems to be learning how to fully use AutoCAD. I have some experience with CAD software before but it does take a while to get back into the hang of things, and I'm sure newcomers might have some issues getting used to it at first. With practice, however, things get real easy.
     I enjoy the fact that I can wake up everyday and be happy knowing that I'll be going to work. My coworkers and my managers are cool and they help make my work experience both fun and challenging enough for me to grow.

A typical day here at Mesa Associates Inc. involves drafting in AutoCAD and PLS-CADD, printing and copying, and using a lot of Microsoft suite programs. I have learned an immense amount from just working here for six months. I am gaining experience in drafting, both in AutoCAD and PLS-CADD, as well as expanding my knowledge in Microsoft.

  The Management is honestly the best I've ever had. They are Incredible people, Great Influences, and very friendly.

  The hardest part of my job is making sure every project goes out on time. On the days we have projects going out for clients, it becomes stressful for the time being, but overall, this is not a stressful job or work environment.

Employee benefits are great: 401K match, great and affordable health and dental insurance, bonus, holidays, paid time off, hours are flexible with several work schedules to choose from, some remote work allowed.  Coworkers are professional, friendly, knowledgeable, and supportive.  The company is focused on keeping employees happy, as well as clients.  Christmas parties, picnics and other employee activities are top notch.  Mesa donates to local communities, offers tuition reimbursement, and more.

I have definitely enjoyed being a part of Mesa.  There is plenty of workload to keep us busy but even with that workload I still never really felt stressed.  The flexibility of being able to decide when you start your day is nice. I personally enjoy coming in quite early in the morning so I can get off earlier in the afternoon.  This flexibility is very convenient in case of appointments where you can easily alter your schedule.  The 9/80 workweek is a nice benefit as well.  Working 1 extra hour each Monday-Thursday makes it so you can have every other Friday off.  It's little things like this that all add up to a great company to work for.  

Very good benefits and decent place to get a wage. Organizational chart is very, very flat so any path for professional development/advancement is obscure. If you are an experienced professional, you might be a bit unsatisfied as the project task structures are not too dissimilar to a factory/manufacturing type process. i.e. One person, puts in the bolt, one puts on the nut and yet another tightens the assembly. If you come from an engineering consulting background and are accustomed to managing and being responsible for the design of your own projects, this might be something to consider. If you are a young and/or inexperienced professional, this a GREAT company to get a start!

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