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

Senior R&D Engineer professionals working at Synopsys have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 123 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Synopsys employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior R&D Engineer Jobs at Synopsys now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior R&D Engineer interview questions at Synopsys .

Does Synopsys pay Senior R&D Engineer employees well?

Senior R&D Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Synopsys with 2.9 out of 5 stars based on 123 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 15.9% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior R&D Engineer salaries and benefits at Synopsys .

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

76% of Senior R&D Engineer employees at Synopsys would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 16% in the past 12 months. Senior R&D Engineer professionals have also rated Synopsys with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Synopsys?

Applications Engineer (188) , Staff Engineer (155) , Software Engineer (149) , 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 (43) , Manager (42) , 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 607 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 274 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 257 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 213 reviews)); "Other benefits are good like 401k match and ESPP." ((in 188 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 257 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 142 reviews)); "Managers do communicate at their level but do not communicate to their staff outside the requisite weekly staff meeting." ((in 83 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 69 reviews)); "frequent layoffs every year June and Dec" ((in 46 reviews))

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Synopsys Senior R&D Engineer reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(123 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

57% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

2.9

Compensation and benefits

Senior R D Engineer employees have rated Synopsys with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 123 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior R D Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Synopsys is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior R D Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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123 reviews

4.0

Jun 18, 2014

Stable but not innovative

Senior r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Financial Stability is the best thing in Synopsys. You do not need to worry about salary.

Cons

Salary. They are so miser in paying. The work pressure is too much and there is very less innovation. The company grows only by acquisition.

4.0

Apr 23, 2014

Sr R&D I

Senior r&d engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Very nice work place and management. Stable place in terms of hiring . Decent learning curve

Cons

no great support for higher education in technical. Monetary growth serious bottleneck and not uniform

5.0

Feb 26, 2014

Good company to work for

Senior r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good work/life balance. Colleagues are smart and nice.

Cons

EDA is no longer growing. Pay is good, but not as much as other top software companies.

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