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Validation Engineer, Austin

Validation Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Qualcomm for 2 years
December 10, 2018
Austin, Texas
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Exciting technical work with little management supervision.

Extremely generous compensation, RSUs, and bonuses (West Coast model).

Cons

Every time we went to San Diego, we had to work long hours with little thanks. San Diego was the HQ site and a depressing place, constantly suffering from staff cutbacks. In the end, the pitches by senior management were not believable.

Poor stock performance, negative or directionless.

Advice to Management

Needed more management skills and less engineering skills.

Q got a free ride on a royalty model that eventually customers pushed back on. Better to negotiate than litigate with major customers.

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