Federal Signal Employee Reviews for Mechanical Design Engineer

"Federal Signal gave me my first job opportunity, and I am grateful. Their compensation was weak compared to my fellow graduates, but I understand that improved after the department manager was let go during my time there."

What do you like about working at Federal Signal?

"I liked the people I worked with and how hands-on the work was. Also, the flexibility my manager gave me by letting me work 9-80's. My manger was a great person to work for, and seemed generally interested in me and my personal life in a friendly way."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be honest with the management. I never found a person there in the engineering department that didn't seem like they would understand any problems, and I enjoyed working with them. If you are looking for entry level employment, there are not a lot of 20+ year olds last I knew, so meeting people from work for social activities is a little awkward."

What don't you like about working at Federal Signal?

"I did not like the compensation. I was hired at 44k/year. I was the lowest salary of any of my college colleges. The department manager was responsible for this. He was laid off, and they hired an engineer with 1 year more experience than me for over 6k more than my salary."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Their management had fixed the greatest problem I had with the company. I enjoyed working there, and had I not found a job that was more in my desired field with a 20% raise, I would still be with the company."