Solidly run business but limited growth opportunities - RF Design Engineer Rohde & Schwarz Employee Review

3.0
Jun 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Work on developing premium products you can be proud of - Solid and competent senior level management - Friendly and helpful colleagues - Job stability, although whether this will continue in the future is anyone's guess - Potential to work on interesting projects - A good early or late years career option but not a place for the ambitious. 'Go west' to the USA if you want to make money - Great employee restaurant and cafe - Pleasant campus and working environment

Cons

- Mediocre salary and benefits compared to competitors - Processes and procedures for everything, which can make the job very frustrating - Work often progresses at a snail's pace due to the above - No stock options - you won't get rich here - this ain't Space X or Nvidia! - Flat structure means very little opportunity for career progression unless you're willing to relocate to Munich. Even then, you'll have to become a manager to make decent pay. As an engineer, you'll quickly top out your salary.

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Rohde & Schwarz Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share such a balanced and thoughtful review. We're pleased to hear that you value the technology, products, colleagues, and working environment at Rohde & Schwarz. Creating products that our employees can be proud of is something that motivates many of us every day. At the same time, we appreciate your candid feedback regarding e.g. organizational processes. As a technology company operating in highly demanding markets, balancing structure, quality, and agility is an ongoing challenge. We continuously review how we can simplify processes, and create attractive development opportunities for both technical experts and leaders. Your perspective as an experienced engineer is particularly valuable, and we appreciate you sharing both the strengths you see and the areas where you believe we can do better. Thank you for your contribution and for being part of Rohde & Schwarz.

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