MKS Instruments Optical Engineer reviews

3.9

94% would recommend to a friend

(6 total reviews)
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John T.C. Lee

100% approve of CEO

100% positive business outlook

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6 reviews
4.0
Jun 30, 2022
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Pros

Innovation is encouraged and rewarded Optical supplies procurement is greatly eased by being a part of MKS family, which includes Newport Friendly, hands-off managers

Cons

IT department is understaffed, which made onboarding a pain. Management inexplicably laid off our machinist, which meant that rapid prototyping had to go through external machine shops.

5.0
Feb 28, 2022
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Pros

Plentiful opportunities to learn and expand your skill sets. A great place if you want to take ownership of research/development projects as there is an endless list of technical work that needs self-direction to get done. The company seems to be moving in an exciting direction with new products.

Cons

Spectra-physics has grown rapidly in headcount while moving lab space to a new building during a global pandemic. This has caused chaos. I am confident that it will be resolved but this rapid change causes lulls in workload and sometimes an initial lack of direction for new hires as lab space often isn't ready for them.

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MKS Instruments Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience and feedback. As an organization, we believe it is important to develop & engage our people, so it is encouraging to know that you have plenty of opportunities to learn and grow and that you feel optimistic about your future at MKS. Yes, we are seeing a lot growth within many areas of the business. While overall, we see this as positive, we understand that it also brings challenges. We certainly want all employees, especially new hires, to feel welcomed and prepared. We appreciate your openness about how information moves throughout the organization. This is something we can try to better understand to offer a solution. If you would like to contact us directly and confidentially, we can be reached at: MKS.Feedback@mksinst.com.
3.0
Sep 9, 2020
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Pros

flexibility, work life balance, vacation, lab environment, intellectual

Cons

culture, growth, personality development, communication, project management, marketing skills

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