Texas Instruments Design Engineer reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(119 total reviews)
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41% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Design Engineer employees have rated Texas Instruments with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 119 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Texas Instruments is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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119 reviews
2.0
Jan 6, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

It is a steady paycheck if you can last. If you are a manager, then there are lot of opportunities. There are fewer and fewer jobs for engineers and non-exempts as these jobs are being removed and sending the work out to third parties. There are a lot of middle-management creating new roles for themselves within the company, but there is a big hiring freeze currently so not many new positions for outsiders being created.

Cons

Down to barebones. There is a lot of middle management fighting for control with little being accomplished. Fewer and fewer people that get things done are being kept and instead let go and replaced with attempts at getting the work done by a third party or offshore contractors. This is causing quality to decrease and is greaty increasing risk for customers to get their products on time.

4.0
Dec 14, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I don't know how this stacks up with other Semiconductor companies, but I think this workplace is best for individuals who like to explore and grow in their chosen technical areas, it appears to be highly encouraged. However pursuing some technical areas of interest might (I believe this applies to any employer) might require working past regular hours, because my plate is normally full with regular work tasks (I guess thats why its called work!). One of the upsides about work is Flextime, this means I can say take my kid to the dentist during regular work hours, and make up for the hours spent at the dentist at work later (maybe stay back at work to conclude my tasks etc). Also, it is possible to work remotely (via VPN) if the task I am working on does not require my physical presence in the office.

Cons

I have watched some really bright individuals who have spent much longer time in the company than myself, it seems to me that individuals who choose a purely technical path, dont seem to be "important", yes they are respected but the dont appear to be the bosses. Sometimes I wonder how their compensation stacks up with some individuals who get a job with the sole aim of becoming a boss, and little or no interest in technical areas, which I think is the core of what we do. Thats one of the reasons I am checking out this site. Also note that the employee perception of the company varies from group to group in the same City, and from city to city!

3.0
Dec 7, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. There is good work life balance 2. In general, there is fair treatment to all 3. Decent compensation compared to other companies in industry 4. Lot of new technologies to explore. Lots of product categories.

Cons

1. Managers who think they can make technical decisions 2. Management by fiat 3. Treatment of engineers as "mere labor resources" and not understanding the importance of knowledge building aspect for the company's long term competitiveness

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