SanDisk Design Engineer Reviews

Pros

Lots of Knowledge sharing Good Pay

Cons

Not much as far as me.

Pros

Management seems to be quick to do what is necessary as they begin breaking out into the enterprise flash market. Customers definitely trust the brand and are eager to get a hold of new products. I came in as part of an acquisition of a smaller flash company who did not have a well-known brand and you can definitely feel the difference with the SanDisk name in meetings with new customers.

Cons

A few of the products could be better thought-out. There's definitely one or two situations where a product was created without a problem for it to solve. Building new products that don't directly support some current software is a definite no-no these days, so that will have to be addressed ASAP.

Pros

Dynamic culture - company strives to be innovative, testing out products one after another. In the end, much of the products were duds. A more careful assessment would probably have yield better results. However, from an employee perspective, it's great to be in an environment that promotes innovation. Good visionaries from the CEO - truly a glass half full kinda guy. One would feel inspired by his enthusiasm and motivation. Though can't say the same for the rest of the execs.

Cons

Middle mgmt needs a lot of work - lack of training and promotion simply based on seniority both contributed to mediocracy in middle mgmt layer. Also too many mgmt layers A lot of deadweight - hopefully recent layoffs trimmed the fat (which should have been done long ago)

Pros

Pretty typical semiconductor company. Great place to work if you're into the industry. Main focuses are on NAND Flash, MP3 players. SanDisk sponsors events that make it a more family-friendly place to work. Salary and compensation seem to be highly competitive with that of other semiconductor companies in the area, if not better.

Cons

NAND Flash is currently a money-losing industry. SanDisk has been doing a good job avoiding cost-cutting and layoffs, but there's a sense that there won't be much growth in the near future. Also possible - mergers with Samsung, Toshiba, leading to restructuring. Currently doesn't seem to be hiring.

Pros

I like the pepole over there, it is nice place to come to work. The employees are rewarded for thier good performane.

Cons

Managment sucks, all the time they keep changing roles and targets. Salary is low... too low. There is always a feeling that the company is going out of business and it is scary.

Pros

Some interesting perks (free cell phone)

Cons

A lot of internal politics and infighting. Every quarter is a fight for survival where you or your entire BU can be cut at any time. The large ego of employees makes it hard to exchange ideas and information, especially to add suggestions to product design. Not a good place for young and inexperienced employees at all. There is no employee training or mentoring in some groups. Said workplace attitude makes it very hard to get someone to sit down and teach you anything for both time constraint reasons as well as political reasons (if you learn anything, you might put someone else out of the job). Very long hours of boring, repetitive grunt-work with no appreciation. You can work weekends (12 hours a day, Saturday and Sunday) for months at a time just to meet the very badly defined project timelines.

Pros

Projects are challenging, so would be a good starting point for career development. Bonus is good,especially if you are working on important projects.

Cons

Always very busy, always lots of projects. Most people there work hard, which adds a lot of peer pressure. Most of the managers in design are directors.

Pros

The future of storage. Lots of great opportunities within the company and great products to work on. Good place to learn and enhance technical skills

Cons

Currently facing headwinds but apart from that the company is shaping up well for the future

Pros

Relax style, traditional company, not too much push from management. May worth to stay if you are not want to be pushed too hard.

Cons

Average salary, not big development in the future. Fierce competition from peers. Not fully inside the mobile market.

Pros

Good place to work Good upper management Have a positive and determined outlook Future growth opportunities

Cons

Time-off --its industry standard like many small companies but companies have been moving away. Probably should look into it