4 Director of Electrical Engineering Reviews

Director of Electrical Engineering at Boston Scientific

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Overall it was a rewarding experience. Great people worked at Guidant."

What do you like about working at Boston Scientific?

"It is rewarding knowing that the end product saves peoples lives."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know the industry, including medical reimbursement, market dynamics, how business is done."

What don't you like about working at Boston Scientific?

"There has been too much change over the past 5 to 6 years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make use of your peers and ensure you always have their alignment."

Director of Electrical Engineering at Sagetech

What do you like about working at Sagetech?

"Autonomy, lots of experience with different parts of electronics design and company building."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Expect a lot of experience in a short amount of time."

What don't you like about working at Sagetech?

"Not enough vacation time. In seven years of working I only took maybe 4 one-week vacations."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allow people to take their vacation. I'm all for working hard but you need to get away from it sometime to gain perspective."

Director of Electrical Engineering at Alexza Pharmaceuticals

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Excellent technology, great people, tough regulatory environment"

What do you like about working at Alexza Pharmaceuticals?

"The best team I ever worked withExcellent work environmentFantastic new technology"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Company values education and hands-on skills. Being a team player is very important. Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team is very important."

What don't you like about working at Alexza Pharmaceuticals?

"New course adopted by the FDA made fundraising extremely difficult. The company is down to 40 employees from 155."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep fighting, the product works and can help hundreds of thousands patients"