Pros
Work life balance, the ability to work from home, highly intelligent coworkers, cool projects, decent pay and benefits.
Kontras
It is hard to get anything done in a timely manner due to bureaucracy and the daunting number of process controls in place. The workload can be incredibly high at times. Very understaffed due to retirements and cost saving initiatives. New hires are thrown into critical roles with no real on the job training which sets them up for complete failure. Everyone in manufacturing is constantly being pushed to meet schedule need dates and eventually this burns employees out to the point where they leave or just stop caring. Management is a rotating cast of characters . People are constantly leaving for other better positions in the company. Ladder climbing is a real thing. It is hard to be friends with co-workers or technicians because of the constant push to get things done - everyone is stressed. Technicians commute in from far away and arrive at 4 am to avoid traffic. Support staff does not arrive until 6-7 am. That is where the resentment begins. Technicians on the whole are not friendly and sometimes openly hostile towards MEs in particular. Work life balance can be put in jeopardy if you are in a position where you are on the line to deliver something. Be ready to work 50-60+ hours regularly if you care about your work reputation and getting things done. Sink or swim is the name of the game at LM Space MMC in Sunnyvale.