Is Garmin a good company to work for as a Design Engineer?

Design Engineer professionals working at Garmin have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 23 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Garmin employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Design Engineer Jobs at Garmin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Design Engineer interview questions at Garmin .

Does Garmin pay Design Engineer employees well?

Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Garmin with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 23 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Design Engineer salaries at Garmin.

What Garmin locations are top rated by Design Engineer employees?

Olathe is the top rated Garmin location by Design Engineer employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Garmin?

Software Engineer (244) , Product Support Specialist (101) , Senior Software Engineer (82) , Software Engineer II (64) , Software Engineer(Internship) (53) , Software Engineer Intern (41) , Mechanical Engineer (40) , Engineer (26) , Project Manager (25) , Software Engineering Intern (25) , Design Engineer (22) , Design Engineer Intern (16) , Software Developer (14) , Cartography Technician (13) , Intern (13)

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

"Benefits are great here and the health care plans are very affordable yet high quality." ((in 342 reviews)); "People are great and nice" ((in 213 reviews)); "Great culture and very stable" ((in 160 reviews)); "Friendly culture with good work/life balance" ((in 138 reviews)); "Good work environment and lots to do" ((in 63 reviews))

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

"Low pay and small yearly raises like 25 to 50 cents per hour if you can manage to get one." ((in 164 reviews)); "Low Salaries and Kansas is a boring place to work." ((in 87 reviews)); "No bonus given." ((in 30 reviews)); "Your experience depends greatly on your manager; some managers are great and working for them is great." ((in 27 reviews)); "Senior leadership has only ever worked at Garmin and have no willingness to incorporate ideas from outside the company." ((in 25 reviews))

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Garmin Design Engineer reviews

3.9

100% would recommend to a friend

(23 total reviews)

Clifton Pemble

99% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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4.6

Work/Life balance

4.5

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Senior management

4.0

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

Design Engineer employees have rated Garmin with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 23 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Garmin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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23 reviews

3.0

Sep 17, 2025

Great work environment

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance; great benefits

Cons

No bonuses or ascension after many years

4.0

Sep 16, 2025

Great Place to Work

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, supportive mentors and managers, projects feel very involved

Cons

Pay not as competitive as others (benefits package is still great though)

5.0

Jul 10, 2024

Love it

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic work environment and great people.

Cons

All in person work now

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