Great place to coast - Design & Development Engineer Lutron Electronics Employee Review

2.0
Oct 28, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

No layoffs, you have to try to get fired Checklist based pay and promotions A lot to learn up front, great launch pad for motivated hoppers Consistent management styling is predictable No blame is ever attributed

Cons

Company will never change Shipping out product is the only thing that matters Pretends they are one of the best, constant comparisons to Apple and Google, until the discrepancies are called out Management thinks they're entitled to engineers working overtime Engagement and motivation are foreign concepts People are resources to be (micro)managed Tons of CYA, any decision will require at least 2 approvals Negotiation is "take it or leave it" Opportunity means you can say no, but it will hurt your career

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5.0
May 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good WLB, friendly and helpful work environment, free snacks/drinks

Cons

Pay could be a bit higher

1.0
Mar 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

— Legitimate portfolio work: the role involved a full website overhaul and product PDP writing, which has real value on a CV — The company name carries weight and looks good on paper

Cons

Pay was consistently late — sometimes by three weeks. No explanation, no heads up, no acknowledgment of the stress this creates for contractors who don't have the luxury of waiting indefinitely for money they've already earned. On the day-to-day side: we were required to produce detailed logs of everything we did — long, tedious activity lists that served no clear purpose and ate into actual work time. The broader culture was captured perfectly in a phrase that came up regularly in stakeholder meetings: "I won't fall on my sword" or "I won't die on that hill" — or some variation of it. Upper management had a consistent habit of deflecting accountability downward onto contract workers, who had the least power and the least protection. When things went wrong, contractors were the convenient explanation. When things went right, that credit traveled elsewhere. If you're considering a contract role here, get your payment schedule in writing and ask very specific questions about how your manager operates. What's described as a flexible, collaborative environment may look quite different once you're in it.

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