Mindspeed Reviews
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Pros
There are so many things that need to be done that anyone willing to take on responsibility has the opportunity to do so.
Cons
Senior management operates as if all engineers are a commodity that can be interchanged arbitrarily.
CEO is himself abusive and sets a tone for managers to do the same.
Engineers are constantly placed in the position of having to face customers who have been lied to and choose between seeming incompetent or risking exposing the lies.
Projects are manged with negative schedule headroom creating a constant state of emergency, then shipped before they are wrung out leaving customers desperate and angry. This makes for a very unpleasant work environment.Advice to Senior Management
Return to meritocracy.
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Principal ASIC Lead in Newport Beach, CA:
“a good job to cling to, until the inevitable end of the party”
Nov 22, 2008
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Design Engineer in Newport Beach, CA:
“Good place to start as an engineer BUT get out fast!!!”
Nov 12, 2008
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Engineering Director in Newport Beach, CA:
“Mindspeed is a terrible place to work, due to very bad upper management.”
Aug 15, 2008