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National Instruments Staff Support Engineer reviews

3.4

65% would recommend to a friend

(102 total reviews)

Alex Davern

54% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Staff Support Engineer employees have rated National Instruments with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 102 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff Support Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. National Instruments is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff Support Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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102 reviews
4.0
Dec 14, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I enjoy the project that I work on. I feel like I have a lot of freedom in the technical decisions that I make.

Cons

I think the pay could be a little better. I've been at NI for many years and I hardly make more than when I was hired (of course, I was hired right before the great economic collapse of 2008 and like almost all NI employees I didn't lose my job so.....)

5.0
Dec 21, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- collegial environment - relaxed atmosphere - challenging projects

Cons

- medium to high base pay

3.0
Dec 16, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Small Company - You know everyone around. Even though this is changing currently, but the core culture is still very informal. Flat Hierarchy - You can contact senior managers straight off if you have issues. Good Pay - The starting pay is very good. Good Work-Life Balance - This means you are not found slogging it out always.

Cons

Poor Hikes - Even though they pay well in the beginning, they make up for it by poor hikes. In the end, one would wonder if you'd be better off somewhere else. Unique Technology - Paralyzes your aspirations and chances of working outside Poor Training - Quite often, you will be stuck with things you don't know and you'll have to do your own research. While it seems to be good, this only results in lack-luster performance on your part or poor quality, not to mention waste of time. Highly Polarized Recruitment Policy - Instead of going for reputed colleges, the recruitment process is relying on local colleges way too much. This, as a result, is lowering the quality of engineers being recruited. Also, untrained/inexperienced interviewers lead to poor judgment. Lack of transparency in compensation policies - There is no way I can know whether they're telling the truth about how things are with my peers. Its just a matter of trust, and judging by their overall policies, it is very hard to do that.

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