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Working at National Semiconductor in Santa Clara, CA: 35 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Santa Clara, CA Area

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On average, employees in Santa Clara, CA at National Semiconductor give their company a 1.4 rating out of 5.0 based on 35, whereas overall Average Rating of National Semiconductor is 4.0 out of 5.0 based on 97 National Semiconductor Review Ratings. The happiest National Semiconductor employees in Santa Clara, CA are Application Programmers submitting an average rating of 5.0 and Business Analysts with a rating of 4.6.

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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 49 National Semiconductor Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.1
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
3.8
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Working at National Semiconductor in Santa Clara, CA: 35 Employee Reviews

Product Development Engineer

"Have worked at National Semiconductor for 9 years as a Product Engineer and enjoyed working there for great working environment and great company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
National Semiconductor Employee

"Used to be a pioneer company and has a lot of vision."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.0
National Semiconductor (97)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Sigma Designs (5)
2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Polara Engineering (6)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (20,231)
National Semiconductor Employee

"The company is a very good place to work. I worked there as a student intern."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Application Programmer

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"It was a good company. But TI acquired it. So no more comments."

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

"There are no tips because National is a part of TI."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"I didn't find any one. But after becoming a part of TI. Seems the environment is not so good."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There is no more management. I don't have any suggestion."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Contract Specialist

"I loved my previous job and the wide variety of people I worked with."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"I enjoyed the opportunity to work across many levels of management, to procure whatever was required for the success of various projects."

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

"Be confident during your interview and speak openly about what qualifies you to be chosen for the position."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"I did not have any dislikes about my company. If I could have changed anything it would have been the flexibility to occasionally work from home."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Wafer Fabrication Process Engineer
Person You Work For 4.5 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.6 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.7 / 5
Product Line Manager
People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 1.9 / 5 Support You Get 2.1 / 5
Rewards You Receive 2.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.1 / 5 Company Culture 2.1 / 5
Way You Work 3 / 5
Device Engineer

"Company is acquired by TI, so culture may not be same as before."

Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Product Line Manager
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.3 / 5
Company Culture 2.1 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Product Engineering Manager

"Excellent company to work with."

Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.6 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.7 / 5
Company Culture 4.6 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Marketing Manager

"Excellent learning experience, good company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Business Analyst

"Very nice working environment, people around are very friendly."

Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.5 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4.4 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Senior Design Engineer

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"National gives you the opportunity to grow technically."

Application Engineer

"Not a good place for anyone over 45."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Technology."

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

"Don't."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"No respect for older employees!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Rehire the older employees you laid off (3500 thus far)."

Demand Planning Manager

"NSM is going thru management changes."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"When I was there, the co-workers."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Senior Management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Start over and listen."

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