Avnera Reviews

I have been working at Avnera

Pros – There is interesting engineering going on with some very talented people. Management is more upfront than usual about plans and business outlook. For a startup, business been stable; very little of the ramp up/lay off cycles that can happen.

Cons – Like many startups, Avnera is working hard to keep costs down and that means few opportunities for raises or promotions are few.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Avnera full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Free food. A kichen area and small cafetaria where free lunch is catered daily. Some days good...same days so-so. Kichen has a reasonably stocked fridge.

Central work location. Close to the highway and Beaverton/Portland.

Cons – The plans change frequently depending on the time of the day. Several managers constantly changing priority and providing conflicting work requests. Often this creates major confusion among team members and delays projects which ultimately is blamed on technicians and engineers.

Some long-time (power-wielding employees) make decisions autocratically. Often times these decisions are surprising and dampen morale.

Advice to Senior Management – Executive staff should focus on credible business plans and look for an exit. They should reduce customer base and increase volume/customer given the small team size.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Avnera full-time

Pros – * Free lunch catered daily from local vendors.
* Over 8+ years, this "startup" has built several products that have been used in the Customer Electronics industry. The website showcases those products.

Cons – - Morale is low in the engineering due to management interference in low-level technical decision-making.
- Constant change in business plans (over 9 years) leading to incomplete engineering and product quality issues in the field.
- Departure of key technical and business folks recently.....speculating concerns about financial viability.

Advice to Senior Management – Delegate engineering plans and decisions to the engineering teams. Figure out a long-term strategy/roadmap to prevent monthly business plan changes and turnaround the company to long-term profitability.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Avnera

Pros – the technology. working on consumer-oriented products.

Cons – startup climate is tough. work hours and intensity foster burn out.

Advice to Senior Management – focus more on morale. work to an exit event. invest more in customer support and service to retain current base.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Avnera

Pros – Very results oriented. Not many BS meetings to attend. Lunch is catered in every day.

Cons – A bit impersonal. The culture is similar to Intel.

Advice to Senior Management – Need just a bit more employee events in which they can socialize.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend