Working as a Product Engineer in TI Baguio
Working as a Product Engineer in TI Baguio
Disclaimer: what is written here is with regards to working as a product engineer and as an employee in Baguio only, and not in other sites.
One good thing is the benefits. You have quarterly rice allowance given in cash, shuttle service to and from the company location, rainy day kits during the rainy season, free dental checkup per quarter, Christmas bonus, and profit sharing bonus depending on the company revenue for the year.
They implement 5S and workplace ethics.
Disclaimer: written here are only with regards as working as a product engineer, and as an employee in Baguio and not in other sites
- Salary is too low for an engineer, unless you are a manager. -Work culture and management is bad. You're graded by the amount of projects you have made but management is pushing you more on doing sustaining activities (like machine repairing and disposition of hold lots) and not much on projects. During quarter end, management always tells you to DROP all projects and do sustaining jobs instead. -Employee training are not that in depth because trainers are not expert themselves. Sometimes they just assign someone to do training even that person is not an expert on that field. -Training topics are very shallow, like how to read datasheets and a how to fix a setup, no training on actual topics needed by a product engineer (e.g. device testing methodologies). -Shifting schedule except for managers. This is the only company site in the whole world where product engineers are in shifting schedule. -ZERO amount of team bonding all year, except for the Christmas party. -you virtually can't attend activities planned by the HR since workload of product engineer is heavy. -too many work request from wither your boss or from the manufacturing department that tends to interfere with your activities set for the day.
Learn to value your employees.
Things are easier said than done. Learn what is happening inside the production line by actually visiting the line and not just through meetings.
Change the culture. Managers are very traditional in handling employees.
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Product Engineer
The interview is fair and okay. The hiring process is very fast and very efficient. All expenses are covered and shouldered by the company.
Product Engineer
Interviewed over the phone after a recruiter called to set up the interview. Gave a technical presentation over the phone while sharing my computer screen for the PowerPoint.
Product Engineer
It was a phone interview. Technical questions are a bit hard to answer over the phone, as you don't have paper to write and explain. I believe latter interviews changed to webcam over Skype. That is way much better.
Product Engineer
Baguio, Baguio, PhilippinesJanuary 1, 2011The interview is fair and okay. The hiring process is very fast and very efficient. All expenses are covered and shouldered by the company.
Product Engineer
United StatesJanuary 1, 2014Interviewed over the phone after a recruiter called to set up the interview. Gave a technical presentation over the phone while sharing my computer screen for the PowerPoint.
Product Engineer
United StatesAugust 1, 2010It was a phone interview. Technical questions are a bit hard to answer over the phone, as you don't have paper to write and explain. I believe latter interviews changed to webcam over Skype. That is way much better.
