great problems to study, very difficult to have some actual impact - werkgeversreview Research Engineer bij EDF

4,0
5 mei 2013
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Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

- interesting projects (in some departments) - a fair amount of resources for R&D work - the better departments have good links both to academic research and operations - a history of actually applying R&D ideas to operations successfully - good starting salary after school - great work/life balance

Minpunten

- poor project management leading to extremely long project times or useless work. Can be extremely demotivating - slightly insular atmosphere (people get hired right out of school, few outside hires) which can lead to being behind in industry best practices - pay is not motivating at all - slow and small pay increases - no competitive pressure on the company, little intelligent management pressure which leads to complacency and poor execution

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5,0
14 mei 2026
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Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

The company is a great place to work

Minpunten

None, company is a great place

5,0
27 apr 2026
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Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

Real opportunities to grow into more technical roles (Control Center Operator → Systems Engineer paths exist and aren't just on paper). You get hands-on experience with industrial systems most people only read about — OSI PI, SCADA, OMS integrations, cloud telemetry — which is hard to get elsewhere. Management generally supports continued education and certifications.

Minpunten

Decisions move slowly. Getting tooling, software, or process changes approved often involves multiple layers, including approvals that flow up to the French parent company. Procurement and IT requests can take weeks for things that would take a day at a smaller company. Some legacy systems and processes haven't been modernized — you'll find yourself working around quirks instead of fixing them.

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