Not much going on here - R&D Engineer Synopsys Employee Review

3.0
Sep 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good things - decent pay, decent physical work environment (cubicles), relevant to electronics industry, good upper management, not too much pressure - good work/life balance

Cons

Rent-seeking mentality, mediocre middle managers, not much room for career advancement, pay is only ok. The industry is overall not expanding and not very exciting. High expectations but limited support. Very rigid corporate environment.

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5.0
Jun 28, 2026
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Pros

Excellent pay & benefits, challenging work and positive atmosphere.

Cons

Very large and sluggish bureaucracy.

3.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good compensation for the position

Cons

Leadership is composed of long time employees who are not up to date with current times. Many broken processes Poor planning with acquisition of Ansys Retention efforts of key Ansys team members very poor

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