Sandia National Laboratories Reviews

Pros

Love the people who work there.

Cons

It’s hard to leave the company.

Pros

Government employment benefits, including good Health Insurance, retirement 401(k) employer contributions, vacation.

Cons

401(k) has no stock options, only Fidelity-managed funds. Most areas prohibit personal electronic devices (cell phones, MP3 players), parking is always a hassle. The project you work on may change due to disappearing funding at the end of an FY.

Pros

Many more resources available to engineers to tackle challenging problems

Cons

The classified nature of many of the programs further perpetuates the stereotype of poor social skills between engineers

Pros

Great work-like balance. Great co-workers. Challenging R&D problems.

Cons

Salaries may be good when you start but can get compressed over time.

Pros

You learn a lot here at the Labs

Cons

The learning curve is pretty high

Pros

Great pay, benefits, and work life balance.

Cons

Can be slow or boring at times

Pros

Family friendly. Good vacation and 401k. A lot of really good people to work with here.

Cons

Bureaucratic. Good work can go unrecognized

Pros

They offer a competitive pay

Cons

Lots of red tape to navigate

Pros

Work life balance and Neat projects

Cons

none that i can think of