employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

National Instruments

Is this your company?

National Instruments reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,461 total reviews)

Alex Davern

62% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

National Instruments has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,461 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The National Instruments employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews
3.0
May 14, 2015

Too much politics

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very friendly environment, manager wants to see you succeed and great facilities. You get to choose your own path and work on things that are most interesting to you.

Cons

There has been a lack of clear direction for some time now. Pay is well below market average and it feels like the officers are willing to tell us whatever they think we want to hear.

3.0
May 12, 2015

software engineer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good work atmosphere you want a job rather than a career

Cons

manager tend to give good projects to who they hire and ignore others people who cannot pursue technical roles switch to management track. Bad because a lot of managers does not understand technical stuff re-org happens very often, managers change

2.0
May 7, 2015

Looking for better options!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers are great because the groups are made with people of similar age and of course interest in engineering.

Cons

Zero career path! No growth potential after a few years and salary is not competitive. The NI Way will only get you so far. Smart people (yes, as a con) think they know everything and don't look at industry standards for processes (we know better than the rest mentality). Since results aren't met, management changes things up, but again to their point of view. Not consulting with people that have external experience and sometimes without a thought out plan. Field sales are pretty much on their own to make quota. Managers are more interested in metrics right now.

Viewing 1813 - 1815 of 2,461 Reviews

Glassdoor has 2,930 National Instruments reviews submitted anonymously by National Instruments employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if National Instruments is right for you.