Pros: As an engineer, this is a great company to work for. The work is cutting edge, and there are many roles to fill. Benefits and salary are good, too. This includes 8 weeks bonding leave for fathers!

Cons: Constant reorganizations and layoffs are threatening important projects. This is driving more work for fewer people, which has taken a toll on morale.

Pros: Very chill atmosphere. There is no such thing as being "late". We are allowed to come and go as we please. We are treated as if we actually work there; there isn't actually a way to even distinguish an intern from a full-time employee.

Cons: Very click-ish. The designers hang with designers, validation with validation, etc. It's hard as an intern to figure out where to find information, since most developments are cutting edge. This means it takes about 6 months to fully understand what you are doing.

Pros: Pay is very good. Intel works to make sure they're offering competitive packages to full-time employees. Good benefits, with a stock purchase plan and above-average vacation time (3 weeks, but if you've got a good manager, they won't hassle you over every hour/day). Free gym located at the Austin location, as well as a volleyball court and table tennis. Subsidized lunch with an excellent cafeteria (~$5). In my position, I was able to learn tons. Managers talk with you to ask what your long-term goals are with the company. They make it easy to switch teams in between projects, which is great for somebody looking to get horizontal mobility. Bonuses are tied to Intel as a whole, so if Intel does well, so do you. The onus is on you to maintain a healthy work-life balance. I've seen people get burned out here, and I've seen others (like myself) feel like the hours are very reasonable. I mostly stayed in the 40-45 hour range per week. However, I've seen others who worked closer to 60 hours a week.

Cons: The Austin site used to be much smaller. Over the last couple of years, it grew substantially. The Austin site develops and debugs for Atom, the mobile segment of Intel. Unfortunately, the huge design wins haven't come yet. Management can vary largely from group to group. Personally, I loved my managers and they were great people.