Keysight Technologies R&D Hardware Engineer reviews

Very conservative and stodgy culture. Company is definitely not as innovative as many internal folks think. Many processes and ways of thinking are very outdated, and running counter to this has not been advisable in the past from a career advancement perspective, although this seems to be improving. Some of the work locations in the US are in pretty "uncool" locations, which makes it hard to recruit young hotshots.

Biggest gripe for employees is compensation. Management is always finding ways to reduce the bonus payout. What use to be 10-15% target pay has been reduce to 2-3% now. Yearly adjustments are in the order of 2-4% and hardly tracks the increasing cost of living in the area. Layoffs occur every 2-3 years and lack of similar companies in the area almost guarantees that you will have to move away. Job security has been low the past couple of years. Personal growth is slow since T&M market is somewhat of a niche market. The general consensus is that someone has to retire in order for an opening to be made available. The test/production groups tend to lose young engineers often because better opportunities await them in the Bay area. I've spoken to a few test/production engineers and they all seem to dislike working with the overseas team because of the huge technical knowledge drop off.