Is Synopsys a good company to work for as a R&D Engineer?

R&D Engineer professionals working at Synopsys have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 163 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Synopsys employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open R&D Engineer Jobs at Synopsys now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked R&D Engineer interview questions at Synopsys .

Does Synopsys pay R&D Engineer employees well?

R&D Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Synopsys with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 163 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 11.1% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about R&D Engineer salaries and benefits at Synopsys .

How happy are R&D Engineer professionals working at Synopsys?

93% of R&D Engineer employees at Synopsys would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 20% in the past 12 months. R&D Engineer professionals have also rated Synopsys with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 4.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Synopsys?

Applications Engineer (190) , Staff Engineer (156) , Software Engineer (150) , R&D Engineer (138) , Intern (111) , Senior Software Engineer (101) , Senior R&D Engineer (77) , R&D Engineer II (62) , Senior Applications Engineer (59) , Technical Intern (55) , Engineer (46) , Senior R&D Engineer II (44) , Manager (43) , ASIC Digital Design Engineer (41) , Senior Staff Engineer (41)

What are the pros of working at Synopsys according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance but understaffing" ((in 617 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 289 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 254 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 214 reviews)); "Other benefits are good like 401k match and ESPP." ((in 185 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Synopsys according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 259 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 145 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 66 reviews)); "They’re happy because they dumped stock before announcing a 10% layoff and made a good profit." ((in 44 reviews)); "Not enough benefits, Upper management is confused" ((in 19 reviews))

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Synopsys R&D Engineer reviews

4.3

93% would recommend to a friend

(163 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

72% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Career opportunities

4.2

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

3.8

Compensation and benefits

R D Engineer employees have rated Synopsys with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 163 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most R D Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Synopsys is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by R D Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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163 reviews

4.0

Jun 20, 2017

A very process oriented with many talented people

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very organized. Almost everything is planned. Rigorous testing and QA to ensure product quality. Working with cutting edge solution to enable big semiconductor eco system.

Cons

Micromanagement. Not agile enough to deal with fast changing landscape. Politics and inter-group collaboration can be improved . Need faster response to catch more opportunities

3.0

May 31, 2017

not bad

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance, very solid company, no frequent reorg, turnover rate low

Cons

no clear career path, promotion opportunity is almost zero

4.0

Feb 22, 2017

Great Work opportunity, good learning

R & d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Work, Extremely good learning. Great exposure to latest technology and opportunity to work on it for even the college graduates.

Cons

compensation is not very competitive. depending on team and manager, work life balance may be difficult to manage, specially during release times.

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