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 (155) , 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) , Manager (43) , Senior R&D Engineer II (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 610 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 284 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 254 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 210 reviews)); "Other benefits are good like 401k match and ESPP." ((in 187 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 255 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 148 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 68 reviews)); "Constant layoffs." ((in 44 reviews)); "Not enough benefits, Upper management is confused" ((in 18 reviews))

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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

Apr 2, 2015

Synopsys at Sunnyvale Review.

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy life for most well established products. Nice compensation.

Cons

Non-innovative working environment. The high-lever managers are very conservative. They don't take risk easily. So this not a good place for in-house innovation. They usually buy new technology outside.

3.0

Feb 16, 2015

Nice Organization at Entry level

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1)Learning is good 2)Peers and Mangers are helpful

Cons

1)Growth in some groups is not good

3.0

Jan 2, 2015

Management (NCR region)

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Give good salary if they find you a good/strong candidate

Cons

They expect a lot of buttering.

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