Does Kontron pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kontron employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kontron. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kontron?

44% of Kontron employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kontron 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kontron?

Software Engineer (7) , Engineer (5) , Project Manager (4) , Ingénieur Développement Logiciel (2) , Intern (2) , Internship (2) , Manufacturing Engineer (2) , Quality Engineer (2) , Sales (2) , Systems Engineer (2) , Technical Support Engineer (2) , Test Engineer (2) , Vertrieb (2)

What are the pros of working at Kontron according to real employee reviews?

"The people are all great" ((in 14 reviews)); "employees are amazing and helpful" ((in 5 reviews)); "Decent benefits" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Kontron according to real employee reviews?

"They only promote up people who have been entry level for 15+ years into basic management positions which they are not qualified for." ((in 6 reviews)); "Important decisions, such as initiating layoffs or closing plants, are made in what feels like an information vacuum." ((in 4 reviews)); "The upper management does not trust their engineers and they have product managers that become overbearing and design by decree even though it is not feasible and advised against by staff engineers." ((in 4 reviews)); "low salaries, few internal promotions" ((in 4 reviews)); "Incompetent leadership, micro management, no structure, no vision, poor strategy" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Kontron layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Kontron layoffs and their outlook for job security at Kontron in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Kontron locations?

San Diego , Poway , Chula Vista , Fremont , Austral , Macedonia

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3.5

44% would recommend to a friend

(114 total reviews)

Rolf Schwirz

50% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

Kontron has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 114 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kontron employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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114 reviews

3.0

Oct 23, 2017

Challenges at Kontron

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast-paced environment with very dynamic levels of business and interesting products

Cons

Chaotic and challenging business conditions, sometimes unrealistic goals with poor planning

3.0

Aug 17, 2017

Kontron was disorganized

Hw software consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They tried but were not organized

Cons

Get software under control using version control

4.0

Apr 27, 2017

Still a major leader in the Embedded space

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great industry and technology, turning the corner and on the right path

Cons

Last couple years turmoil and loss of some quality people. Lead time of product is too long and doesn't seem to be an end in sight

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