Engineer II - Engineer II Starkey Employee Review

5.0
Dec 6, 2016
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Pros

Every employee starts with 4 weeks paid vacation, Plus 5 paid holidays. After 3 years you get an additional week. So overall 6 weeks paid time off? Tough to beat... Not sure how some people list 6 days of vacation? Sure they pro-rate it so if you start in late August you dont get 4 weeks... Good people, all smiles. Lots and lots of people contribute to the hearing foundation and get to go on mission trips! Life changing expereince working next to Mr and Mrs Austin fitting hearing aids in the sweltering heat when they could be relaxing on a yacht instead of busting their butts to make the world a better place - tough to argue anything different when you witness their effort on your own. They do weekly drawings for Twins tickets, Vikings tickets, timberwolves tickets... They have bi monthly activities for all employees, breakfast with Santa, Halloween events, family extravaganzas, 5K's, carriage rides...

Cons

You have to wait 90 days for benefits to kick in... There is this unspoken bond between lots of people that makes it a political environment to get noticed. Now this is not that different from other companies as this is not my first rodeo, but something stick out about the significance of this one.

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5.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Decent pay, good work culture and colleagues, interesting technical work, great engineering equipment. The company/management has always been super accommodating. Good rapport with manager and project lead. Work at an IC level is definitely recognized more than most other companies I have worked for, especially when one is motivated and takes initiative. Company is also very fiscally disciplined and maintains strict budgets. This is definitely the best job I’ve had in the last 10 years.

Cons

Work may feel unstructured sometimes but not uncommon with R&D roles

5.0
May 26, 2026
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Pros

Flexibility, good pay, rewarding work, great employees, private company

Cons

Some silos between departments can be difficult to work with sometimes

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