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 605 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 277 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 252 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 216 reviews)); "Other benefits are good like 401k match and ESPP." ((in 192 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 265 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 142 reviews)); "The ignorant and 'bad' managers still can screw up employees." ((in 84 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 68 reviews)); "Constant Layoffs" ((in 43 reviews))

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

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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

3.0

May 17, 2014

Nice place but not for those who want to advance their careers

Staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice and talented people to work with. Good work-life balance. Job security is good because of it's dominant position in the market.

Cons

EDA itself is kind of a niche market. Not much good opportunities for career advancement.

4.0

Mar 19, 2014

Good employeer, but not perfect

Staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work, high quality of people and good working environment. Provide good work-life balanced and flexible work environment. Ability to work in different geographies.

Cons

It is not easy to change position or to grow at the company. The marketing and the business units are separate, and the cooperation between the two groups is not always perfect.

3.0

Feb 25, 2014

Decent company

Senior staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

best effort working environment, good for time life balance, good for parents, good for community work entheusists, good for Yoga lovers, gym lovers

Cons

compensation not based on performance

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