Is Sandia National Laboratories a good company to work for?

Sandia National Laboratories has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 1,863 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 77% of employees would recommend working at Sandia National Laboratories to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Sandia National Laboratories have been left by employees working as Student Intern , Internship and R&D Intern .

Does Sandia National Laboratories pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sandia National Laboratories employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sandia National Laboratories. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sandia National Laboratories?

77% of Sandia National Laboratories employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sandia National Laboratories 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sandia National Laboratories?

Intern (76) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (57) , Member Of Technical Staff (35) , Principal Member of Technical Staff (33) , R&D Intern (33) , Postdoctoral Appointee (29) , Intern - Hourly (28) , Mechanical Engineer (25) , Postdoctoral Researcher (24) , Manager (23) , Engineer (21) , Project Controller (20) , Systems Engineer (18) , Postdoctoral Fellow (16) , Project Manager (16)

What are the pros of working at Sandia National Laboratories according to real employee reviews?

"Great work life balance (option to take off alternating Fridays)" ((in 216 reviews)); "Great people willing to share their knowledge and actually help" ((in 172 reviews)); "Pay is good for amount of work and they are trying to keep up with industry." ((in 155 reviews)); "Great benefits with a lot of company stability" ((in 145 reviews)); "Good salary relative to cost of living" ((in 42 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sandia National Laboratories according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management communication Subject to the whims of the federal budget Health care is bottom of the barrel" ((in 58 reviews)); "Very political; the managers don't know jack about technical topics." ((in 40 reviews)); "Big and very bureaucratic, amateurish upper management, some really bad managers, lots of really poorly managed projects, lots of projects that should never have been funded." ((in 16 reviews)); "Bonuses are very small and 90% of employees don’t get them." ((in 15 reviews)); "Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are bare." ((in 8 reviews))

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Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Sandia National Laboratories layoffs and their outlook for job security at Sandia National Laboratories in 2026.

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4.2

77% would recommend to a friend

(1,378 total reviews)

Laura McGill

60% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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4.5

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Sandia National Laboratories has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,378 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Sandia National Laboratories employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0

Mar 28, 2018

The worst company that I have ever worked for

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The pay is above average for the area.

Cons

I was offered and accepted what I believed to be a position on pay with the one that I left, but (contrary to my actual job description) my position is more in line with that of an assistant. Before receiving my security clearance, peers and managers referred to me as unclean. I received poor training. I have received multiple conflicting instructions. I have tried to discuss these issues with my manager, but he either cuts the meeting short or takes an offensive position and talks over me to prevent me from conveying my concerns.

1.0

Jun 26, 2019

Was a great place to work 10 years ago but ever since NTESS (Honeywell) took over it sucks

Computer engineer

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Pros

Smart technical people; pay above average for the area.

Cons

ABQ has a big crime problem. But that is the least of your worries. Ever since Honeywell (NTESS) took over management they have started running the place into the ground. No parking. Limited office spaces (you get to work in a mobile shed). They are cutting benefits and they don't want to pay to upgrade your computing equipment. Internet is slow. It is harder to get promoted because NTESS doesn't want to spend the money on good technical talent. Too much money is wasted on meaningless research like machine learning. Honeywell seems hellbent on turning this fine institution into the Kansas City Plant (Kansas City National Security Campus). Consider any other place for a career -- you will be happier.

1.0

Feb 13, 2019

Poor morale

Principal member technical staff

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Pros

Co-workers are generally motivated to do a good job. As exempt employee there is sufficient flexibility in schedule to accommodate outside obligations (family, school, etc.). Given the cost of living in ABQ and the responsibilities of the position, the pay is more than reasonable. The benefits, while reduced with the new management company, are good and competitive.

Cons

Culture promotes gender and age discrimination. Performance review system arbitrary. Inconsistencies in HR (mission versus mission support, protection of corporation versus morale). Poor morale.

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