Qualcomm

• Some of the smartest folks in the semiconductor industry.

• If you want to get your hands dirty with low-level work like computer organization, processors, compilers, and operating systems, and advanced communication protocols like LTE/4G, this is a great place to start.

• Great benefits as interns and as full-time employees.

• The learning curve is steep. Each intern has a mentor/manager system, and the guidance and training are good.

• The company is doing well, with a very positive outlook for the next couple of years.

Large organization and hence has uneven distribution of good work.

Senior engineers tend to do most of the good work and interns complete the housekeeping stuff. At least it felt that way.

Software division slightly takes a backseat over hardware division. Pay and bonus are higher for design engineers.

Too much work to kill your work-life balance.