Is Sandia National Laboratories a good company to work for as a R&D Computer Science?

R&D Computer Science professionals working at Sandia National Laboratories have rated their employer with 4.6 out of 5 stars in 15 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Sandia National Laboratories employees being 4.2 out of 5 stars. Search open R&D Computer Science Jobs at Sandia National Laboratories now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked R&D Computer Science interview questions at Sandia National Laboratories .

Does Sandia National Laboratories pay R&D Computer Science employees well?

R&D Computer Science professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Sandia National Laboratories with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 15 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about R&D Computer Science salaries at Sandia National Laboratories.

How happy are R&D Computer Science professionals working at Sandia National Laboratories?

92% of R&D Computer Science employees at Sandia National Laboratories would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 113% in the past 12 months. R&D Computer Science professionals have also rated Sandia National Laboratories with a 5.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.6 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sandia National Laboratories?

Intern (76) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (58) , Member Of Technical Staff (35) , Principal Member of Technical Staff (34) , R&D Intern (33) , Postdoctoral Appointee (29) , Intern - Hourly (28) , Mechanical Engineer (25) , Postdoctoral Researcher (24) , Manager (23) , Engineer (21) , Project Controller (20) , Systems Engineer (18) , Postdoctoral Fellow (17) , Project Manager (16)

What are the pros of working at Sandia National Laboratories according to real employee reviews?

"Great work life balance (option to take off alternating Fridays)" ((in 217 reviews)); "Great people willing to share their knowledge and actually help" ((in 177 reviews)); "Pay is good for amount of work and they are trying to keep up with industry." ((in 154 reviews)); "Great benefits with a lot of company stability" ((in 154 reviews)); "Great community and culture" ((in 43 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sandia National Laboratories according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management communication Subject to the whims of the federal budget Health care is bottom of the barrel" ((in 57 reviews)); "Very political; the managers don't know jack about technical topics." ((in 39 reviews)); "Bonuses are very small and 90% of employees don’t get them." ((in 15 reviews)); "Big and very bureaucratic, amateurish upper management, some really bad managers, lots of really poorly managed projects, lots of projects that should never have been funded." ((in 15 reviews)); "Diversity is decreasing." ((in 8 reviews))

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Sandia National Laboratories R&D Computer Science reviews

4.6

92% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Laura McGill

100% approve of CEO

92% positive business outlook

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R D Computer Science employees have rated Sandia National Laboratories with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most R D Computer Science professionals have an excellent working experience there. Sandia National Laboratories is rated 25% above average by R D Computer Science professionals compared to other employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.7 stars).

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15 reviews

5.0

Sep 8, 2022

Great company!

R&d computer science

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and work life balance. People are friendly and excited to be here.

Cons

Things do move slow but that's just the bureaucracy that comes with government work.

5.0

Apr 2, 2022

Member Technical Staff

R&d s&e, computer science

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Salary: 106k work and life balance

Cons

there are no cons, great place

4.0

Jan 25, 2022

Good enough

R&d computer science

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you like learning and work-life balance

Cons

Compensation is unbelievably rigid and not merit based, parental leave, gender parity not as good as industry, very underrepresented in all groups across the board in senior management since Honeywell takeover

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