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?

61% of R&D Staff employees at Synopsys would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 4% 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 (191) , Staff Engineer (159) , Software Engineer (151) , R&D Engineer (139) , Intern (112) , Senior Software Engineer (104) , Senior R&D Engineer (79) , R&D Engineer II (62) , Senior Applications Engineer (59) , Technical Intern (55) , Engineer (47) , Senior R&D Engineer II (44) , Manager (43) , Senior Staff Engineer (42) , ASIC Digital Design Engineer (41)

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

"Good work life balance but understaffing" ((in 615 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 283 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 254 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 213 reviews)); "all good benefit enjoy！plz good" ((in 181 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 272 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 142 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 66 reviews)); "Constant Layoffs" ((in 46 reviews)); "Not enough benefits, Upper management is confused" ((in 20 reviews))

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3.8

61% would recommend to a friend

(68 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

35% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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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 Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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68 reviews

4.0

Jun 9, 2015

Very Stable

Senior staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Synopsys has reasonable work/life balance and decent compensation. The people are high quality if not energetic. The culture has integrity. The company is stable and you can work here happily for years.

Cons

There is some politics at the mid-management level. Different business units operate with barely any coordination between them, despite having the same customers. The company is slow-growing, with most of the management positions filled and little employee turnover, so career development speed is not on pace with a startup.

4.0

May 28, 2015

Good stable company

Staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Top notch brand in EDA industry, Flexibility, chances of more suitable internal jobs. Good work life balance, you have unlimited options if you are willing to go out of your comfort zone.

Cons

Growth is slow, FTOs are removed last year I am not sure how ETO will work as it is giving more power to Managers. Most of the managers are mature and understanding but it may be a problem if you don't have good relation with your manager.

3.0

Apr 20, 2015

Good place for extremely non-greedy folks

Senior staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good starting salary, Good work/life balance, Quite good cash bonus.

Cons

Stagnant industry, almost non-existent career growth path, very low salary increase, and ever worsening benefit (401k match is $1500 !!!). No perks other than year-end cash bonus. If you've just started your career, and not going to stay for so long, or you're already earned enough to retire, but you want to belong to any organization, than this is right place for you. But, hey, it is a highly technology-driven company, and requires lots of expertise...., which you can find tons of other places that can provide a lot better compensation in return.

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