Cypress Semiconductor Senior Applications Engineer Reviews

Pros

Friendly, good, awesome, fantastic , great

Cons

Tough, smart, process driven, strict, result driven

Pros

Collaborative and learning work environment

Cons

A few teams has a faster career progression compare to the rest of the organization

Pros

Best place for young engineers to grow. Cypress forces everybody to write memos, which will help young engineer as that will indirectly forces them to learn more. ESPP price gets locked for 2 years so during shaky economy this can turn into a big gain.

Cons

Payscale is lower than competitive. New product development is more of an accident than savvy planning. Company new product idea is all about being lucky as they take hit and miss approach with 15-20 new products at a time with a hope of 3-4 products can into a big hit. If you are with a product group that misfires then it can bring serious stress.

Pros

Very competitive salary. Company and president takes care of its people

Cons

Systems very encumbering, causing development delays and missed market timing.

Pros

1) Level of responsibility - You are always made to feel you are working on something important. 2) Informal atmosphere 3) Approachability of people

Cons

1) There is a very high level of bureaucracy and too many processes to follow. 2) The management is very reactive.

Pros

Outstanding compensation, great people, challenging projects, cutting edge technology, great opportunities for NCG's to grow their technical toolbox, very strong marketing team

Cons

Upper management struggles with critical decision making. Constant re-organization - I've had no less than 10+ managers in the 10+ years working here. Cutting edge technology divisions are struggling financially. Sales and Marketing team is way too lean.

Pros

Very high visibility, significant responsibility and chances to contribute to the success of the company.

Cons

The effort is rarely judged by its intended or actual outcome; it is judged by its conformance to company rules; it is ok to fail as long as the rules are followed.

Pros

I am very fond of my hardworking coworkers at Cypress, and find it to be a challenging place to work.

Cons

There is too much process and corporate policy which prevents the important work from being done. This prevents us from doing what we do well.

Pros

good for new hires, lot of exposure

Cons

low salary, horrible work life balance

Pros

Results oriented, exciting, driven people, good equity and compensation

Cons

Politics, fear and anger driven, workaholics