Does MSC Software pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MSC Software employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MSC Software. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MSC Software?

64% of MSC Software employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MSC Software 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MSC Software?

Intern (7) , Senior Software Engineer (7) , Academic Intern (4) , Account Manager (4) , Applications Engineer (4) , Development Engineer (3) , Manager (3) , Marketing (3) , Product Manager (3) , Software Engineer (3) , CAE Engineer (2) , Consultant (2) , PMO Intern (2) , Product Development (2) , Product Marketing Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at MSC Software according to real employee reviews?

"People are nice and very smart." ((in 20 reviews)); "Nice working environment." ((in 8 reviews)); "Good culture" ((in 8 reviews)); "My manager was great and very understanding." ((in 5 reviews)); "good enviroment and friendly employee" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Poor management!" ((in 16 reviews)); "Low to moderate salaries" ((in 7 reviews)); "Anemic Benefits." ((in 6 reviews)); "No growth path, no real future, continous layoffs, no security" ((in 4 reviews)); "No direction or Career growth" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about MSC Software layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MSC Software layoffs and their outlook for job security at MSC Software in 2026.

What are the top reviewed MSC Software locations?

Newport Beach , Santa Ana , Irvine , Ann Arbor , Los Angeles , New York , Huntington Beach , San Diego , Sunnyvale , Troy , Long Beach , Seattle

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MSC Software

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MSC Software reviews

3.4

64% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

Paolo Guglielmini

74% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

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18 reviews

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3.0

Apr 24, 2015

Smart people can only do so much

Senior development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with some really smart people, and there are always new challenges to solve. There is always something new to learn (if you have time). Pay is pretty decent, and they give ample holidays (week after Christmas for example). Very loyal customers. Flexible work schedules.

Cons

Low morale among employees. Management has gotten better but there still isn't much support for training in the budget. Very focused on the bottom line, without much vision for the future. Products are outdated, and there is a tendency to "reinvent the wheel" instead of upgrading the current products. Too much micro-management. Not very quick to adopt new technologies.

1.0

Jun 6, 2014

a disaster

Senior sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good products, good potential.

Cons

top management totally incompetent, only good at spending money on their own expenses, salaries, friends, travels, etc. Salaries, except if you reach the top level (ie minimum VP), are far below the reasonable considering what is expected from you. And you can easily get fired... Don't spend your time here.

4.0

Mar 21, 2014

Good salary and benefits. Upper management constantly changing focus.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunities to work on a variety of finite element analysis tools. Middle managers were usually very good. Helpful but not overbearing. Salary and benefits are good. Paid week off between Christmas and New Years was nice. All time off comes from one pot. Bad if you get sick a lot. Great if you don't. Coworkers are great. Lots of smart people willing to help.

Cons

Management does not strongly promote personal growth. I worked for them for 20 years. I made a lot of contributions and my reviews were always excellent until the last year or 2. I was assigned to a project using a technology that I had no experience with. I floundered a lot and did not produce enough. I knew it and often commented on it, but no one suggested corrective action. Then I was laid off. They gave me 60 days notice and 11 weeks severance, but I am still looking. I feel there should have been more training offered to keep skills current. Instead they are hiring offshore or more recent grads at lower rates.

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