EchoStar Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Good company. Great coworkers. Outstanding projects"

"I have worked for EchoStar on the Sling TV project and have found it very interesting and fun."

"Great company to work for on the leading edge of technology, but has a ton to learn when it comes to managing their people. The CEO is all business first. Great benefits package, but again the management of its people are poor."

"EchoStar is a great place to gain industry experience and play with interesting embedded systems. It is a large corporation which comes with various advantages and disadvantages depending on your personal viewpoint."

"EchoStar is a good company to work for, my only issues are that there is very little room for advancement, at least not in my area."

"No career path exists. Managers, even higher level managers, can't answer basic questions about what criteria is used to determine who is promoted and who is not. Yearly raises are minuscule, and the average employee seems to get a promotion about every 8 years."

"The work was challenging, the experience was Ok."

What do you like about working at EchoStar?

"The job I was in was good and challenging. The team I was leading had capable engineers that made the work more interesting."

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

"Be yourself, bring your tech, communication skills and new ideas."

What don't you like about working at EchoStar?

"Company Culture, Leadership is weak in Strategically leading the company is a specific direction."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Communicate your vision for the company and where its headed and how will they take the company to the next level."

What do you like about working at EchoStar?

"It was very challenging and provided the ability to do something new."

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

"Be willing to work hard and not allow the difficult culture to interfere with your work. Make sure that you have a solid work life balance and do not depend upon the company to provide it or encourage it."

What don't you like about working at EchoStar?

"The culture was poor and my group had no direction or support from upper management. It was difficult to get decisions made on projects and to hold groups accountable for not meeting deadlines."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Really focus on improving the culture of the company and employee satisfaction."

"Echostar provided a dynamic work environment with talented individuals."

What do you like about working at EchoStar?

"I enjoyed the team environment, comradery we had. The location and facility was beautiful, and the technology was top-notch."

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

"Be prepared technically - this is a top-notch company to work for. Having said that, be personable as the company looks for productive team players."

What don't you like about working at EchoStar?

"Although we were known as problem-solvers, management saw IT as a unit that did not produce revenue, so there was constant stress to prove our importance to corporate management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue the work as far as keeping a positive and talented workforce in place."

"Interesting job with high responsibility."

"The most awesome team ever."