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Biomedical Engineer at Allergan
Allergan, most known for Botox, is one of the oldest pharma companies in the US. Since we're midsize at about 5000 employees, our projects move fast and with little bureaucracy. I work in R&D New Dr... Read more.
Overall Rating:4 Stars | JS wrote on Mon Oct 22 2007

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Drone Central

if you are basically competent, and plan on staying in the same florescent-lit desk for years on end in order to provide stability for your family with good pay and benefits, this is the place for you... Read more.
Overall Rating:2 Stars | ex-drone wrote on Wed Nov 14 2007

Cool projects to work on but lots of red tape

Software Engineer at SPAWAR
The line of work at SPAWAR can be very interesting. SPAWAR allows you to tour departments for a short duration before you decide to stick with one department. You also get to pick the projects you get... Read more.
Overall Rating:3 Stars | Anonymous wrote on Sun Nov 11 2007

Treats interns well

Intern at CovX
I've been at CovX for 3 years (I know this makes me not anonymous, but oh well) and it's a great place to work. People are really friendly and hard working, my boss is awesome, there are lots of real... Read more.
Overall Rating:5 Stars | Anonymous wrote on Fri Nov 09 2007

Great place for new grads!

Test Engineer at Solekai Systems
It's a great place to work right after college, due to the smaller size of the company compared to other 'corporate' companies, as an engineer you get to experience the full cycle of a product release... Read more.
Overall Rating:5 Stars | Anonymous wrote on Fri Nov 02 2007

OK startup company...

Software Intern at Linspire
I worked at Linspire as an intern while going to school at UCSD. It was convenient because it was so close to school. This is truly a start up venture. You get to see everyone in the company. Every we... Read more.
Overall Rating:2 Stars | Anonymous wrote on Fri Nov 02 2007