

Diverse employees at Brooks Automation have rated Perks And Benefits, Compensation, and Office Culture as the highest categories they have scored
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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterBrooks Automation employees are 8% more likely to recommend Brooks Automation as a great place to work
| 50% | Promoters |
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| 8% | Passives |
| 42% | Detractors |
Working at Brooks Automation is rated average by 17 employees, across various culture dimensions. Brooks Automation employees are most satisfied about Office Culture, Environment, and CEO Rating categories, putting Brooks Automation’s culture in the Top 50% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 35% compared to other companies in Boston. See below in detail how working at Brooks Automation was rated by employees.
Overall Company Culture at Brooks Automation is rated C+
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Brooks Automation ranks in the Top 50% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score
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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterOut of 5 Brooks Automation employee reviews, 60% were positive. The remaining 40% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Brooks Automation improve their work culture.
| Positive Reviews | 60% |
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| Constructive Feedback | 40% |
What did you like most about the interview process?Insightful discussions. Knowledgeable, intuitiveness and ability to spot talent /strengths through insightful questions.
What do you like best about the leadership team?Open communication, accept and act on feedback, goal-oriented and ambitious
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?When you just ask for a small reasonable raise and you do multiple shifts with multiple departments and still denied and treated unfairly.
vacuum and instrumentation solutions
Brooks is a leading worldwide provider of automation and vacuum solutions for multiple markets including semiconductor manufacturing and life sciences. Our technologies, engineering competencies, and breadth of global services provide customers speed to market, high uptime, and rapid response, which equate to superior value in their mission-critical environments.
Our customer focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships. All we accomplish is grounded in our core values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Accountability, Teamwork, Employee Value and Integrity.
| Headquarter | 15 Elizabeth Drive Chelmsford, MA United States of America |
|---|---|
| Website | www.brooks.com |
| Founding Date | 1978 |
| Tel | 1(978) 262-2400 |
| Company Status | Public |
| Stock | BRKS |
Brooks Automation competitors include KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION, Entegris, MKS Instruments, and Associated Materials. Brooks Automation ranks 4th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Brooks Automation compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.
17 employees at Brooks Automation have reviewed Brooks Automation across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.
Overall, the 17 Brooks Automation employees give their leadership a grade of D, or Bottom 20% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at Brooks Automation are generally satisfied with their total compensation at Brooks Automation, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at Brooks Automation are generally satisfied with their team. 17 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C+. The majority believe the meetings at Brooks Automation are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at Brooks Automation believe the environment at Brooks Automation is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Brooks Automation is comfortably fast. About 60% of the employees at Brooks Automation work 8 hours or less.
Overall, the employees at Brooks Automation are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Brooks Automation is that the company was prepared on their first day. Brooks Automation employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 100% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.
At this moment no Brooks Automation employees have provided insight into whether or not they clearly understand Brooks Automation's KPIs and OKRs.
Eric’s approval rate is just above average, putting Eric in the Top 35% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 40% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Boston. Eric Smith is well regarded by employees for the Office Culture Brooks Automation offers, and ranks among the Top 15% of CEOs by employees in that category. Eric is most liked by Male employees. When compared to Brooks Automation’s competitors, Eric Smith ranks just above Associated Materials’s CEO Brian Strauss. With Eric’s leadership, Brooks Automation employee respondents are most happy about their Office Culture and Environment. Eric was rated slightly below average for Manager.
The Brooks Automation Executive Team is rated a “D+” and led by CEO Eric Smith, Senior VP and Chief Strategy & New Business Officer David Gray Ph.D., and Executive VP & CFO Lindon Robertson
Eric Smith CEO / President
Eric Smith serves as the CEO / President of Brooks Automation.
David Gray Ph.D. Senior VP and Chief Strategy & New Business Officer
Mr. David C. Gray, also known as Dave, Ph.D. has been the Chief Strategy & New Business Officer and Senior Vice... read more
Lindon Robertson Executive VP & CFO
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David E. Jarzynka Senior VP & GM of Brooks Semiconductor Solutions Group
Mr. David E. Jarzynka has been the Senior Vice President at Brooks Automation, Inc. since April 2013 and has been its... read more
Jason W. Joseph Senior VP, General Counsel & Secretary
Mr. Jason W. Joseph has been General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Brooks Automation, Inc. since March 2011 and... read more
David F. Pietrantoni Principal Accounting Officer, Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller
Mr. David F. Pietrantoni serves as the Vice President of Finance at Brooks Automation, Inc. and has also been its... read more
J. Robert Woodward Senior Vice President of Quality & Engineering
Mr. J. Robert Woodward, also known as Rob has been the Senior Vice president of Quality and Engineering at Brooks... read more
David Gordon Senior Vice President
David Gordon serves as the Senior Vice President of Brooks Automation.
How much do people at Brooks Automation get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Brooks Automation is $105,525, or $50 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $99,281, or $47 per hour.
At Brooks Automation, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $233,367 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $44,743 annually. Average Brooks Automation salaries by department include: Admin at $52,259, Sales at $160,755, HR at $155,092, and Engineering at $165,269. Half of Brooks Automation salaries are above $99,281.
5 employees at Brooks Automation rank their Compensation in the Top 35% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 17 ratings) while 5 employees at Brooks Automation rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 45% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 7 ratings).
Salaries contributed from Brooks Automation employees include job titles like Lead Engineer. Comparably data has a total of 1 salary records from Brooks Automation employees.
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| Summary | Salary Range | Percentile |
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1st Percentile $61k | $61k | 1st Percentile |
17th Percentile $79k | $79k | 17th Percentile |
33rd Percentile $96k | $96k | 33rd Percentile |
50th Percentile $159k | $159k | 50th Percentile |
67th Percentile $217k | $217k | 67th Percentile |
83rd Percentile $265k | $265k | 83rd Percentile |
100th Percentile $283k | $283k | 100th Percentile |
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
Diverse employees at Brooks Automation score the company 61/100 across various culture categories, placing Brooks Automation in the Bottom 30% of companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Brooks Automation across various culture dimensions.
Brooks Automation's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 10-15 days off a year with 0% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Brooks Automation's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $2500+ cash value per month.

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What is Brooks Automation address?
Brooks Automation location is at 15 Elizabeth Drive
Who is the CEO of Brooks Automation?
Brooks Automation CEO is Eric Smith, their score by employees is 71
What is Brooks Automation eNPS?
The eNPS for Brooks Automation is 8
What is Brooks Automation revenue?
Brooks Automation revenue is $693M
What is the salary for Data Scientist in Brooks Automation?
Data Scientist average salary in the US is 106k