Hughes Systique Corporation Principle Engineer Reviews

Employer’s Response

Dear HSCian, Thank you for your approving review on HSC’s culture of employee centricity, which enables all our employees to balance their professional & personal lives while working on some of the most cutting-edge technologies & ample of opportunities. Before addressing the dislikes section of your review, we would like you to understand how the appraisal cycle works at HSC. We are an equal opportunity employer; compensation, fitments & revisions are independent of gender, ethnicity, age, colour & nationality etc. Constant feedback is shared with employees through the year. Compensation is reviewed once every year in April based on the performance of the employee, salary band for that role/grade and are aligned with the market offering for the respective skill set. Also, when you say that there is “no proper monitoring of employees”, it lacks any context and does not provide a clear picture. At HSC, we have over the years created and curated a culture of employee centricity which also acts as the cornerstone of our foundational values. Since we have an open-door policy, our employees are always encouraged to talk to their managers, engineering group head or engineering head for that matter if they require any guidance or feedback. As HSC is a PCMM & CMMi Level 5 certified organisation, all of our departments and engagements are guided by a clearly defined framework, policies and procedures for talent management & engagement. Every employee is bound to have a 1v1 meeting with their managers and in every few months with their skip-level managers. Using internal platforms like Q2M, Zero Hour, Amber etc. employees can always share their concerns and suggestions with the management. While our dedicated Learning & Development team schedules various comprehensive trainings from time to time with active inputs from Engineering, employees can always talk to their managers as trainings can be self-recommended or be recommended by managers in consultation with the employee regarding his/her aspirations, role expectations or project requirements. In addition to that we also have Tech Talks which facilitates learning of newer technologies and a fully stocked & updated library with books ranging from technology to management. Then there are the Centers of Excellence, where employees can learn and interact with like-minded engineers to work & innovate on technology of their choice. While we promote learning and are always there to provide guidance, monitoring in terms of constant micromanaging is not what we encourage at HSC. Wishing many more years of your happy association with us.

Employer’s Response

Dear Anonymous, We would like to address your review by letting you know that at Hughes Systique there is no such position or title of “SDE-1” in our Gurugram or any campus for that matter, also we have all the Saturdays & Sundays off. So, kindly make sure if you have reviewed the organization you wanted to review. Also, we are glad that you found job security a factor worth appreciating and you will be glad to know that HSC as an organization is not only employee centric but also does not believe in the practice of “layoffs”, which is very rare in the current scenario. When one has made up their mind that “Nothing” is to their liking at their workplace and mentions that they dislike “Everything” in the organisation, there cannot be much that can be done to address the issue. We would also like you to know that HSC is a PCMM & CMMi Level-5 certified organization and boasts of a rich legacy of over 16 years. We have many instances of employees who have come back because of the culture that we offer. Some of our associations with employees and our clients go back to 16 years and counting. The very culture and people that you have termed as “gutter” in your review, has been the factor that has made all the difference. The choice of immature and unprofessional language that you have used in this review only goes on to depict you in a bad light. While we do understand that there could be some misunderstandings at the workplace but without seeking the available remedies to address them you have resorted to share inconclusive & vague statements that do not provide a complete picture on this platform. This also goes on to highlight that instead of pointing fingers it would have been prudent to analyse your own improvement areas and attitude. We would have advised you to talk to your manager, engineering group head, engineering head or with Mr. Vinod Sood, MD, had you been still a part of HSC but nevertheless, we wish you the best for your future endeavors and thank you for your contributions at HSC. Thank you

Employer’s Response

Dear Anonymous, Thank you for being generous with your review of the facilities and the job security aspect of working at HSC. It is especially an extension of our culture of employee centricity. Also, thank you for your words of appreciation for our cafeteria food. We will pass on the message. In the cons section of your review, you have mentioned that there is “No Learning Opportunity”, which does not hold true and is a generic point made. We would like you and through you to the readers of this review response that there are immense opportunities for employee learning & growth. Be it best Tech Minds & Cutting-edge technologies to work on, Global footprint – no matter be it customer or onsite teams, Center of Excellence, or a dedicated learning and development team. Lastly, trainings can be self-recommended or be recommended by managers in consultation with the employee regarding his/her aspirations, role expectations or project requirements. HSC has earned its PCMM level 5 certifications because we have strong people centric policies & framework. This ensures that concern addressal & performance reviews are independent of subjective personal opinions & biases. If you feel that expression of concerns, has impacted your growth and your concerns haven’t been resolved to your satisfaction, you may want to leverage the open-door policy that we follow at HSC. You can speak to your group head or the engineering head or for that matter our MD, Mr Vinod Sood. His office doors are always open for such conversations. You can also share your concerns and suggestions anonymously through the internal platforms like Amber, Q2M, Zero Hour etc. Please be assured that the highest level of management takes cognizance of such issues (also rare in nature), very seriously and works towards fostering a working environment pleasant for all. Thank you

Employer’s Response

Dear HSCian, We would like to thank you for your valuable contributions at HSC. Coming to the cons section of your review, we would encourage you to talk to your manager, engineering group head or the engineering head as what we believe could be a case of misunderstanding and miscommunication. At HSC, employee centricity acts as a cornerstone of our foundational values which has been very carefully created and curated over the years and since our inception. You can also leverage the internal platforms like Q2M, Amber, Zero Hour etc. and share your concerns and suggestions anonymously if you wish so. Nevertheless, we wish many more years of your happy association with us.

Employer’s Response

Dear HSCian, We would like to start by thanking you for your valuable contributions at HSC. Coming to the dislikes section of your review, we believe that you have already made up your mind to write generic, misleading & vague comments rather than providing more context for the benefit of the readers of this review. To start with, irrespective of the sector or scale of any business or organisation, customers are an integral part of the revenue earning process, and we are sure that even you would agree that no organisation can truly prosper if they do not prioritize their customers. But at HSC, just like customer centricity, employee centricity also acts as a cornerstone to our foundational values. These are the same values that have resulted in a rich technical & engineering legacy of over 18 years. We are also fortunate to have HSCians who have been with us since our inception and the media tenure at HSC stands at an impressive 6.4 years. In these competitive times and the sector we are operating in, it would not have been possible for an organisation to be on the growth path that we are on without the support of their employees. However, yes, we do agree that there are times when just like any other software and engineering services company, customer & at times, phase of the project do influence our working routine. That is why HSC has a policy on flexible working hours, which by definition, explains that we do not observe strict office timings. As you must also be knowing that the Flexi Time policy helps ensure that HSCians get break to rejuvenate themselves after extended hours. Since we believe what you might be experiencing could be a case of miscommunication, we would encourage you to talk to your manager, engineering group head, engineering head or for that matter with Mr. Vinod Sood, MD. As we walk the talk when it comes to following the open-door policy. You can also leverage the internal platforms like Q2M, Zero Hour, Amber etc. to share your concerns and suggestions anonymously if you wish so. Nevertheless, we wish many more years of your happy association with us.

Employer’s Response

Dear HSCian, We would like to thank you for your valuable contributions at HSC and are glad that the parameters of hybrid working mode, work life balance, food & job security found a mention in the likes section of your review. Coming to the dislikes section of your review, you have made some vague, misleading and generic comments without providing any context or information. Making such comments without any information only affects your credibility and showcases your unprofessional approach towards your workplace. As is known to each HSCian, we follow an open-door policy at HSC and employees irrespective of hierarchy can talk to their managers, engineering group heads, engineering head or for that matter even to Mr. Vinod Sood, MD. What you may have misconstrued as politics could be a case of misunderstanding or miscommunication, which if you would have had talked about with your manager then you would not have been making generic statements on a public platform. While there can seldom be done if one has made up their mind but we would still encourage you to either do what is mentioned above or you can also leverage HSC’s internal platforms like Amber, Q2M, Zero Hour and share your concerns and suggestions anonymously, if you wish so. We would also like to address the readers of the review through you that HSC works for leading OEM’s and product companies around the globe. From the three state-of-the-art R&D centres, we are currently working on projects in the areas of 5G, Satellite Communication, Software Defined Networks, NFV, Enterprise Applications, IoT, AI/ML, Cloud, Security, Embedded Systems, Test Automation, etc. And around latest Digital Technologies like Cloud, AI & ML, NoSQL/SQL databases, Microservices architecture, Spring boot, Angular, React, Python, Django, Selenium. In Wireless, we are working on most cutting-edge work in the 5G, O-RAN, Software Defined Radio, LTE, M-plane, Network Function Virtualization and satellite communication, Embedded development using C, Linux, Microcontroller, RPA etc. Coming to your comment on “no new learning”, had you actually have had a conversation regarding your learning aspirations with your manager, they would have directed you towards the Centers of Excellence, where in you can learn and interact with likeminded engineers to work & innovate on technology of your choice. At HSC, our dedicated Learning & Development team also conducts training seminars & workshops for engineers on a regular interval and for which one can nominate themselves. We also conduct monthly Tech Talks, which facilitate learning of newer technologies. The opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies with global clients and learning from the best tech minds by working alongside, HSC offers an all-round learning experience with positive long-term effects on the growth of every HSCian. Nevertheless, we hope many more years of your happy association with HSC.