Pros
Great pay, in line with market average, after proving yourself after several years (5 years+) In the right product line, it is a great place to learn and gain experience. Most engineers change to better opportunities after 4 - 6 years.
Cons
The responsibilities held between sub departments differ significantly suggesting favoritism. In some departments a "do-all" is expected from engineers, from project initialization, field / prep work, project engineering , design and operations until senior level. You are not relieved of entry level tasks as you move up, more tasks are assigned. This can lead to being a 3 in 1 employee. A large portion of non-management level engineers change jobs over the period of 2 - 4 years. If you can manage/execute a particular product line, you will be responsible for that product line with almost no chance of changing except leaving the company or transferring. This is where one has to be careful of being pigeonholed and not being able to progress, grow and have limited skillset. This is especially important in a downturns. There are hardly any entry level hires for in some departments. Seniors will be stuck doing the same thing without career progression. As a part of the job is operation support, expect to be on call 24 -7 during project execution phase. There are times when you will have to handle 3 -5 projects, including overseas projects in different time zones.
