Pretty much just OK
Pretty much just OK
Good people as peers.
Base compensation is good, as bonuses are infrequent.
Austin is a nice place to live.
Interesting technologies, especially for hardware designers.
Bonuses are infrequent.
Poor execution.
Not much training or other support infrastructure.
Management is mostly good old boy silos.
Lots of management spin about things getting better soon.
Very little opportunity for job rotations.
Much business/market risk due to the competitive environment.
Break down the good old boy silos. Implement better processes for program execution. Encourage and facilitate internal job changes or promotions.
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Pretty much normal and low-key. A couple phone screens, a day of questions from managers and engineers.
Engineering Manager
The candidate described working experiences, technical capabilities, and project management techniques. Former projects were also discussed and questioned by the panel during the personal interview. The candidate went to the drawing board to describe
CAD Engineer
I'd worked there before, so they had a good word from my former manager and colleagues. But they asked the most nitpicky, detail-oriented questions—the kind of stuff that reference texts and Google were made for. My experience in solving problems, in
Engineering Manager
April 1, 2008Pretty much normal and low-key. A couple phone screens, a day of questions from managers and engineers.
Engineering Manager
Sunnyvale, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2009The candidate described working experiences, technical capabilities, and project management techniques. Former projects were also discussed and questioned by the panel during the personal interview. The candidate went to the drawing board to describe
CAD Engineer
Austin, Texas, United StatesMarch 1, 2010I'd worked there before, so they had a good word from my former manager and colleagues. But they asked the most nitpicky, detail-oriented questions—the kind of stuff that reference texts and Google were made for. My experience in solving problems, in
