Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Systems Hardware Engineer?

Systems Hardware Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 103 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 Systems Hardware Engineer Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Systems Hardware Engineer interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Systems Hardware Engineer employees well?

Systems Hardware Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 103 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Systems Hardware Engineer salaries at Qualcomm.

How happy are Systems Hardware Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm?

90% of Systems Hardware Engineer employees at Qualcomm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 25% in the past 12 months. Systems Hardware Engineer professionals have also rated Qualcomm with a 3.9 rating for work-life-balance, 4.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 4.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Qualcomm?

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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 1026 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 577 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 538 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 478 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 402 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 1140 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 168 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 162 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 134 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 99 reviews))

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Qualcomm Systems Hardware Engineer reviews

3.9

90% would recommend to a friend

(103 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

89% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Career opportunities

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Senior management

Hardware Systems Engineer employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 103 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Hardware Systems Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Hardware Systems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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103 reviews

5.0

Jan 27, 2013

good

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

qualcomm is a really good company

Cons

good very good good experience

4.0

Oct 1, 2012

qualcomm san diego

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

leading company in IC design

Cons

low pay and location is not the best though not so bad

5.0

Sep 21, 2011

Great!

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of growth opportunity and managers that care. And the health benefits are really great. Come on in and welcome to qualcomm!

Cons

Salary tends to be only average for the field positions but the health benefits are good. May have to put in weekends during hard times.

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