Intel Corporation – “Uncertain future for US engineers @ Intel”

Pros

If you live in Oregon and are an electrical engineer then there are not a lot of options - Intel is the best from a very small selection.

Cons

Most of the interesting engineering work is being done outside the US - China, India, Israel, etc... Continuous pressure to move engineering work outside the US - either Israel expansion or low-cost geo. Polarization between marketing and engineering.

Advice to Senior Management

Intel has decided that it's allegance is to the stockholder at the expense of the US job market and US engineer. The rationalization is that it's selling mostly outside the US, it can't get the engineers it needs in the states, etc. I say this is BS, there are good engineers, but a lot know Intel's policies about the US and they aren't interested. Also, Intel is stuck on improving diversity and URM (under represented minorities). So am I - but it's like finding a needle in a haystack. Hiring other than an URM requres high-level management approval with detailed justification. Intel is consistently looking to "low cost geos" in order to get 5+ engineers for the price of one (Israel is the exception as it's not considered a low cost geo). At the end of the day the US headcount is decreasing, Israel, China and other places are increasing. My job in the US exists today, but what about tomorrow...