Is WD a good company to work for as a Mechanical Development Engineer?

Mechanical Development Engineer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 18 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of WD employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Mechanical Development Engineer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Mechanical Development Engineer interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Mechanical Development Engineer employees well?

Mechanical Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 18 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 18.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Mechanical Development Engineer salaries at WD.

What are the top reviewed jobs at WD?

Staff Engineer (216) , Senior Engineer (180) , Principal Engineer (152) , Engineer (151) , Software Engineer (111) , Firmware Engineer (107) , Senior Software Engineer (80) , Intern (79) , Technologist (64) , Director (51) , Senior Manager (49) , Test Engineer (44) , Manager (43) , Senior Firmware Engineer (36) , Internship (34)

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

"Very flexible and good work/life balance." ((in 364 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 308 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 233 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 213 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 132 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 207 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 141 reviews)); "Losing good people through frequent layoffs" ((in 83 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 51 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 34 reviews))

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WD Mechanical Development Engineer reviews

3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

Irving Tan

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70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Career opportunities

3.9

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Senior management

Mechanical Development Engineer employees have rated WD with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Mechanical Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Mechanical Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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18 reviews

4.0

May 9, 2021

Overall good place to work

Senior mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

relative good work life balance

Cons

overall compensation lower than FANG

2.0

Mar 27, 2021

Interesting job, horrible management

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The engineering we worked on was very interesting

Cons

Bad management and employee retention. Management made it hard to retain young talent especially in the DCS division. PTO policy was horrible as well, unlimited PTO completely depends on manager.

3.0

Jan 11, 2021

High workload and turn over rate high

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and learning opportunity

Cons

Fast pace and dynamic environment

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