They think that Denver is the center of the universe - Vice President of Engineering EchoStar Employee Review

1.0
25 Aug 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. Challenging work in consumer electronics design as well as within the Hughes acquisition for advanced spacecraft design and operation. 2. A lot of good employee camaraderie. 3. Opportunities provided for paid internships (for qualified college students) which provide real work for students in advanced applications. 4. The CEO actually really cares about the employees in addition to the business objectives but allows some of the other executives to mismanage their areas of responsibility.

Cons

1. Management prefers motivation by intimidation and tactics bordering on hostile workplace methods. 2. Work schedule and performance demands are generated from unrealistic schedule criteria. 3. Benefits are minimal and rewards are reserved for only the top management. 4. They fail to recognize the value of geographically distributed operations and instead favor the simplicity of keeping the important projects in the headquarters in Denver.

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5.0
30 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A lot of opportunity to move around to different departments and try new things.

Cons

Not very flexible work life balance

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EchoStar Response
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It is wonderful to hear that you found so many avenues for internal mobility and enjoyed exploring different departments during your time with us. Fostering a workplace where employees can try new things and chart diverse career paths is something we deeply value. We also appreciate you raising your concerns regarding scheduling flexibility. Finding the right harmony between operational needs and individual work-life balance is a continuous focus for us, and insights like yours are incredibly helpful as we work to enhance our overall employee experience.
4.0
2 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great perks, overtime available at times, great co workers and love helping customers

Cons

Customers yelling at you at 7am before you’ve had your morning coffee, some supervisors micromanaging, the fact that you have to promote promote promote even when customers flat out say no some supervisors want you to keep pushing and that’s honestly a problem for me, if they say no it’s no, we are not in the sales dept. I understand that their numbers are also important but sometimes the pressure is too much, so much so that sometimes I just feel like getting another job if I’m being honest, and I honestly love it but some supervisors do too much, we not only have advanced tech but starlink customers that we have to help, we have a certain time limit for starlink and agents offering starlink to customers then saying” you can call to cancel tomorrow” adds more pressure because now they don’t want you to assist the customer in cancelling now it’s just tickets, tickets is not enough for customers they want a solution not some ticket that’s not going to get them a resolution in a timely manner.

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