Is Microchip Technology a good company to work for as a Design Engineer?

Design Engineer professionals working at Microchip Technology have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 57 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Microchip Technology employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Design Engineer Jobs at Microchip Technology now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Design Engineer interview questions at Microchip Technology .

Does Microchip Technology pay Design Engineer employees well?

Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microchip Technology with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 57 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 12.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Design Engineer salaries at Microchip Technology.

How happy are Design Engineer professionals working at Microchip Technology?

92% of Design Engineer employees at Microchip Technology would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 1% in the past 12 months. Design Engineer professionals have also rated Microchip Technology with a 3.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating for career opportunities.

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Chandler is the top rated Microchip Technology location by Design Engineer employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Microchip Technology?

Software Engineer (90) , Engineer (89) , Applications Engineer (71) , Production Specialist (63) , Design Engineer (55) , Principal Engineer (55) , Test Engineer (53) , Senior Software Engineer (48) , Senior Engineer (39) , Verification Engineer (30) , Product Engineer (28) , Senior Applications Engineer (28) , Engineer II (25) , Intern (24) , Senior Design Engineer (24)

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

"Good work life balance and flexible" ((in 488 reviews)); "Good culture and easy to work at" ((in 196 reviews)); "Good people and very encouraging." ((in 123 reviews)); "Benefits are good and there's a clinic in the building that is practically free to employees and dependents." ((in 109 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 86 reviews))

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

"Low salary and not enough growth" ((in 245 reviews)); "Require in person and low pay" ((in 194 reviews)); "poor management and never trust what they tell you!!!" ((in 81 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to other companies" ((in 52 reviews)); "1. Some managers do too much favoritism which demotivates teams" ((in 7 reviews))

Microchip Technology Design Engineer reviews

3.6

92% would recommend to a friend

(57 total reviews)

Steve Sanghi

100% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

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Design Engineer employees have rated Microchip Technology with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 57 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Microchip Technology is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

57 reviews

3.0

May 17, 2018

Good company, below average compensation.

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance. Good atmosphere. Good management/leadership. Lots of experienced engineers that are willing to take their time and help/teach you. Stable company with good corporate structure. Very transparent leadership. Interesting projects and learning opportunities for new engineers.

Cons

Compensation. While the quarterly bonuses and 401k matching are a nice extra, they do not offset the below average base salary. Likewise, the RSUs are a very good package, but they do not translate to cash immediately and you have to work years to accumulate a decent number but this does offset the low base salary. Being an engineer in the NY site but being paid the same salary as the engineers in the AZ site is not fair because the cost of living in NY is significantly higher which makes it very difficult to get by with the low base salary. Likewise, raises dont seem to be very popular and are the bare minimum if given.

5.0

Apr 6, 2018

Long Time Employee

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Microchip culture. People are friendly and helpful. You can change jobs inside the organization if you want a change instead of leaving the company. Microchip has grown a lot due to acquisitions.

Cons

Technical carrier path is not as good as management carrier path.

1.0

Sep 29, 2017

Hostile Merger, Acquisition and Divestitures with a side of Lies

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None. Expert liar CEO promises one thing and does another, i.e. tells "Lunch with Employees" group randomly selected he would honor and pay Sick Leave Credits per acquired company but later denies even if several employees on the so called "Lunch with Employees" confront him with his promises and lies. Relented only out of embarrassment.

Cons

Promised no layoffs during Merger, Acquisition and Divestiture of Hong Kong Design Center yet laid off everyone after completing acquisition of knowledge base.

Microchip Technology Response

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Thank you for providing your feedback. At Microchip, we care for our employees’ well-being at all times. Microchip in Hong Kong as well as our other acquired companies that have presence in Hong Kong have paid sick leave policy but unused sick leave was never paid/cashed out, which aligns with most of the company practices in Hong Kong. We also confirmed that there was no layoff of design team members in Hong Kong from any of our previous acquisitions. We do appreciate you taking the time to comment.

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