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

R&D Staff professionals working at Synopsys have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 68 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Synopsys employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open R&D Staff Jobs at Synopsys now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked R&D Staff interview questions at Synopsys .

Does Synopsys pay R&D Staff employees well?

R&D Staff professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Synopsys with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 68 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about R&D Staff salaries at Synopsys.

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

60% of R&D Staff employees at Synopsys would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 23% in the past 12 months. R&D Staff professionals have also rated Synopsys with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Synopsys?

Applications Engineer (190) , Staff Engineer (156) , Software Engineer (151) , R&D Engineer (139) , Intern (111) , Senior Software Engineer (102) , Senior R&D Engineer (78) , R&D Engineer II (62) , Senior Applications Engineer (59) , Technical Intern (55) , Engineer (47) , 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 607 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 288 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 253 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 215 reviews)); "good benefits and workplace." ((in 192 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 268 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 147 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 68 reviews)); "frequent layoffs every year June and Dec" ((in 45 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities" ((in 34 reviews))

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Synopsys R&D Staff reviews

3.8

60% would recommend to a friend

(68 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

36% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Staff R employees have rated Synopsys with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 68 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff R professionals have a good working experience there. Synopsys is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff R professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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68 reviews

4.0

Oct 18, 2015

Great place to work

Staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Enjoyable place to work. You can make what you want of the job. Easy to approach other groups and help other parts of the organization and even move between groups.

Cons

Exec management hasn't changed in many years and tends to be more technical than appropriate for exec positions.

5.0

Jul 8, 2015

King of EDA

Senior staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Deep technical skills, mature management processes, almost no layoffs

Cons

Slow growth, bureaucratic engineering decision making, almost no layoffs

4.0

Jun 25, 2015

Synopsys

R&d staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment. Nice people to work with. Work itself is challenging. Requires good knowledge of algorithm and data structures.

Cons

The domain is not expanding at all. Wont get exposure to various emerging field

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