Is National Instruments a good company to work for as a Chief Hardware Engineer?

Chief Hardware Engineer professionals working at National Instruments have rated their employer with 2.7 out of 5 stars in 41 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of National Instruments employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Chief Hardware Engineer Jobs at National Instruments now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Chief Hardware Engineer interview questions at National Instruments .

Does National Instruments pay Chief Hardware Engineer employees well?

Chief Hardware Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at National Instruments with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 41 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Chief Hardware Engineer salaries at National Instruments.

What are the top reviewed jobs at National Instruments?

Software Engineer (168) , Applications Engineer (94) , Staff Software Engineer (87) , Senior Software Engineer (69) , Technical Support Engineer (48) , Account Manager (46) , Intern (45) , Engineer (35) , Field Sales Engineer (20) , Hardware Engineer (20) , Programme Analyst (20) , Project Manager (20) , Product Marketing Manager (19) , Principal Software Engineer (18) , Software Engineer(Internship) (18)

What are the pros of working at National Instruments according to real employee reviews?

"People there are great and always willing to help or teach you how things work." ((in 308 reviews)); "good work life balance and work ethic" ((in 239 reviews)); "good food and benefit in company" ((in 133 reviews)); "Good Work Environment and enjoyable" ((in 86 reviews)); "Got to work with some great colleagues" ((in 85 reviews))

What are the cons of working at National Instruments according to real employee reviews?

"People complain about low salaries don’t understand pay reflects the market value of the company." ((in 229 reviews)); "People learn to live with it and perceive they are subsidizing culture with low pay." ((in 179 reviews)); "poor management could be detrimental to your career success" ((in 109 reviews)); "Salaries/total compensation is low and losing ground to other technology companies" ((in 56 reviews)); "Frequent layoff" ((in 43 reviews))

National Instruments Chief Hardware Engineer reviews

2.7

48% would recommend to a friend

(41 total reviews)

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Chief Hardware Engineer employees have rated National Instruments with 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 41 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Chief Hardware Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. National Instruments is rated 22% below average by Chief Hardware Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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41 reviews

4.0

Apr 12, 2016

Not perfect, but still great company!

Senior hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable, friendly workplace, flexible work hours.

Cons

Lower than merit salary in the Bay Area.

4.0

Feb 13, 2016

R&D - overall great place to work...but start in R&D

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management tries to be open, honest, flexible Company is generally stable due to financial model. As with any growing company, there are pain points and opportunities Several very technical leaders Great people to work with / culture of knowledge sharing, not hiding knowledge for fear of losing job security.

Cons

Sometimes management is overly optimistic / altruistic. Career opportunities from applications engineering to R&D are still a very big pain point. Tangible benefits (e.g. salary) on low side as a consequence of aforementioned business decisions to remain stable.

3.0

Feb 5, 2016

Staff Hardware Engineer

Staff hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance. Flexible schedule. Friendly atmosphere. The mentorship is pretty good.

Cons

Consensus based decision making can take a lot of time. Leveraging old products a lot so the new product development is not very exciting.

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