Semtech Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Semtech?

"Faced paced and changing environment. Always moving in new directions with product releases and customer development."

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

"Be creative, take a chance and thinking outside of the box is highly recommended."

What don't you like about working at Semtech?

"No major problems working at Semtech. The atmosphere was tense due to the nature of the business and company commitments but the overall working conditions were acceptable."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management has changed since I left the company and I would suggest no changes since their present business is moving in the right direction."

"I was only employed by Semtech for six months, but due to a company-wide lay off I was let go. During my six months there I really enjoyed my job, going to work, and being a part of Semtech mission. I really had a strong passion to do my best work there, and I was doing rather well, just an unfortunate situation that I was let go."

"Amazing company, great environment and everyone is very helpful and committed to getting the job done."

"It's a good company to work for."

"I´m an electronic engineer with a master and PhD in electronics, specialized in analog integrated circuit design. I have been working in Semtech the last six year, working in the SerDes group as analog designer. Also I work in one of the most important universities in Mexico (ITESM) as an Electronics Lecturer."

"Work hard, but get yelled at for the smallest thing because they don't understand what you do and technical details that were asked of you."

"I have worked with Semtech for about 2 years and it is a good experience. I worked a number of people such as Test Engineers, Lab technicians, and Software Engineers. They have flexible schedules, they take their job seriously but they try to keep morale up with office activities."

"Terrible Work/Life Balance, very poilitical."

What do you like about working at Semtech?

"The technology was pretty good, facilities were good, some of the people were good, but even the good ones were stressed out and paranoid because if you don't fall in line and drink the Kool-Aid, you are one step from being laid off."

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

"If you are interviewing, as them last time they did a company-wide salary increase for salaried employees, and ask them how many weeks of vacation did they force in the current and/or prior year."

What don't you like about working at Semtech?

"No across the board salary increase for salaried employees in years. They make unreasonable budget goals, then force vacation to lower expenses, but do not cut the workload, so end up taking time off and working from home."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop thinking you are the smartest person in the room."

"I worked with Semtech for 16 months as a coop student. My overall experience was poor compared to my friends' coop experiences."

"High pressure, high tech company."

"The Corpus ChristI Plant was a good place to work before it closed"

What do you like about working at Semtech?

"The People, product development, the atmosphere."

What don't you like about working at Semtech?

"The plant closing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Close the business"

"Poor Management"

What do you like about working at Semtech?

"Development Engineering"

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

"Dont interview here"

What don't you like about working at Semtech?

"Office Politics"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Close the Doors"

What do you like about working at Semtech?

"Initial freedom and responsibility"

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

"Apply for jobs within the protection or military products groups"

What don't you like about working at Semtech?

"Best possibilities for advancement come when working at headquarters"

"Confirmed, a fine place to work, dynamic and growing."

What do you like about working at Semtech?

"R&D work, keep learning in a dynamic context."

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

"It is a fine place in Switzerland and at Camarillo (LA)"

What don't you like about working at Semtech?

"Stock market based so restructuring does bring bad surprises."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep integration of core values."