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MSC Software

Part of Hexagon

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Good salary and benefits. Upper management constantly changing focus. - Senior Software Engineer MSC Software Employee Review

4.0
Mar 21, 2014
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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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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Oct 6, 2025
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Pros

I like the staff culture, and employee events. Overall I felt supported by higher management.

Cons

The work atmosphere can feel chaotic during product releases. Occasionally the pressure of closing certain sales leads was unreasonable.

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