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

Design Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 4.8 out of 5 stars in 29 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Qualcomm employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Design Engineer Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Design Engineer interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Design Engineer employees well?

Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 29 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 16.1% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Design Engineer salaries at Qualcomm.

How happy are Design Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm?

97% of Design Engineer employees at Qualcomm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 14% in the past 12 months. Design Engineer professionals have also rated Qualcomm with a 3.7 rating for work-life-balance, 4.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.8 rating for culture and values and 4.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Qualcomm?

Software Engineer (976) , Senior Engineer (826) , Engineer (811) , Staff Engineer (623) , Senior Software Engineer (543) , Senior Staff Engineer (242) , Senior Lead Engineer (206) , Intern (176) , Associate Engineer (137) , Staff Software Engineer (134) , Interim Engineering Intern (124) , Hardware Engineer (116) , Systems Engineer (75) , Senior Hardware Engineer (67) , Software Engineer(Internship) (65)

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

"All the benefits are good and recently the company is trying to mimic Google like culture" ((in 1063 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 573 reviews)); "Pay is good and above industry average" ((in 557 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 476 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 400 reviews))

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

"Work Pressure and no work life balance for few teams" ((in 1141 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 174 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 156 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 133 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 94 reviews))

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Qualcomm Design Engineer reviews

4.8

97% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

100% approve of CEO

96% positive business outlook

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4.9

Career opportunities

4.8

Culture & values

4.8

Senior management

4.7

Diversity & inclusion

4.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

Design Engineer employees have rated Qualcomm with 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Design Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Qualcomm is rated 25% above average by Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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29 reviews

4.0

Feb 16, 2022

Good culture

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture and good pay

Cons

Work life balance is not good

5.0

Nov 15, 2021

Best company for hardware engineers

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No politics , good environment

Cons

Salaries not high as software companies like Google, Amazon

4.0

Aug 20, 2021

Nice designation

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It offers amazing benefits and social opportunities for its employees to connect with one another, develop soft skills, give back to the community, and take care of their families.

Cons

We can feel the pressure at the time of project release. Learning curve is often not exponential. Work life balance is not great.

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