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Keysight Technologies

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Best outlook in years - R&D Hardware Engineer Keysight Technologies Employee Review

4.0
15 Mar 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Now that Keysight is on its own the future is much brighter than it has been in the past. Management actually has a vision and strategy, and while you might not agree with those, they're miles ahead of previous Agilent managements', which were non existent. Fantastic work life balance here, cutting edge, fun, challenging work if you're in the right organization. Many smart folks in R&D. Management seems to now understand the companies' weaknesses.

Cons

Very conservative and stodgy culture. Company is definitely not as innovative as many internal folks think. Many processes and ways of thinking are very outdated, and running counter to this has not been advisable in the past from a career advancement perspective, although this seems to be improving. Some of the work locations in the US are in pretty "uncool" locations, which makes it hard to recruit young hotshots.

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5.0
26 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great support structure and office team.

Cons

Sometimes got home very late.

2.0
15 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

One star for the amazing people, one star for paycheck.

Cons

When I left, it took at least a month to decompress from the toxicity. KGM reorgs were a regular occurrence (5 in a 2-year span, for example) resulting in colleagues reappearing in roles in which they have no experience or disappearing all together. This created a culture of constant backstabbing and insecurity. Leadership picked favorites, ignoring the talents of many and this was reflective in bonuses. They undervalue and lose a lot of talented people, and it continues in spite of their recent positive quarterly reports. Reactionary marketing strategies result in a lot of wasted time and work. Read the rest of the reviews before taking on a role here. You will see a pattern.

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