Intel

Exciting work. You can start on small projects but can quickly scale. All depends on what you want to do.

Challenging work. As a hardware engineer, you work on the leading edge process that you won't find elsewhere.

Lots of smart people that you learn from every day. Results win (though see con about politics). It's a balance that you have to figure out.

Lots of work. A big, scary company filled with sharks. You need to learn how to manage your expectations and others. Can't be politically naive.

Keep that paranoid, "only survive" mentality.

Give opportunities for engineering to bring ideas forward.