ATMEL CORPORATION Employer Reviews

I notice all of the great reviews belong to long term people out of the colorado location. If you are in San Jose avoid working for this company. Unless you are management you are not regarded as a viable asset to this company and the amount of money they offer you stresses this. Non-manager positions get poorly compensated so if you are fresh out of – more... college looking for a big pay day this company is not for you!!! No advancement opportunities and high expectations are placed upon you which equate to long hours for poor salary. It is not worth it!!! The most enjoyable time of the day is when you complete your work and walk out – less

No Job security. pay is competitive, management is good. cutting back local workforce, possibly going fabless.

Ability to move up in the organization however, job security is minimal. Frequent layoffs in recent years due to the slowdown of the demand of the products.

Fab is old and most equipment is obsolete. Do not see much of a future.

Over all a good job, but stressful about job security. Depending on your supervisor/manager there are different stress levels. Not all supervisors has the same standard and some may be fire for offense that other supervisors will overlook.

Typical day is Monday through Friday 8 to 5. Setting priorities, answering emails, requesting quotes, submitting requisitions for purchase, following up on delivery schedules, updating excel reports.
I learned about Outlook and Excel and how to write simple macros.
Upper managment personnel came mostly from other semiconductor companies but middile – more... management came mostly from promotions within. Coworkers are diverse in responsibilities and knowledge.
The hardest part of the job was trying to get people with varying ideas to agree on one idea. The most enjoyable part of the job was helping my employees achieve their goals and helping make their jobs easier. – less

Great pay, long hours are expected, poor social culture, high turnover, poor senior management, don't expect to get thanked for a job well done, bonuses and salary increases are poor, business is unfocused and too diversified to really be successful.

Management could have made their presence more in the office. Job security was often a concern due to the nature of the business (producing wafers for the computer industry). Benefits were above average as well as the opportunity for advancement.

Atmel was a good employer with compensation that was average with the rest of the market.

ground breaking technology
working with electron microscope
changing steps in production of silicon wafers

Overall, Atmel provided a safe, positive place of employment.

If you’re in a good job. Nice people, good environment
Classy, good products, nice offices
Could use increased compensation but not for all employees

I enjoyed working at ATMEL and learned many things as an ATMEL employee. The job was demanding but I love the challenges.

A typical day at work for me was anywhere from 12-16nhr. Worked
mostly alone.
What was learned I had a scheldule of different jobs, measuring, running product , Certifying employee on different tools.
Management was ok. Some co-workers was hard to work with ,but the job had to be done and it was.
I worked overnight so the hardest part off my job was – more... to stay awake ,but I had no problem.
the most enjoyable part off my job was i was doing what I love d to do... – less

Atmel is a chip foundry and a very intense place to work. The hours are long and there is a lot of pressure to produce.

Responsible for work for each piece of equipment for the night, worked on equipment qualifications when needed,tuned equipment when required, made sure all staff was in communication with me as to the workflow and what was needed to make the area run with the top effiency. Worked with engineering and upper supervision to run experiments to further advance – more... technology in flash memory chips. – less

Great benefits, but over time the long work days will take it's toll.

Great benefits, 24 operation, rough on part timers. 12 hour work days, alternate 3 days then 4 days each week. Long weekends.

The team worked well together which made the job envionment good. The Human Resources Department was easy to work with and company policies were well coordinated to implement. If you knew your job, they would let you do it.