Is Synopsys a good company to work for as a R&D Engineer II?

R&D Engineer II professionals working at Synopsys have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 75 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 Engineer II Jobs at Synopsys now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked R&D Engineer II interview questions at Synopsys .

Does Synopsys pay R&D Engineer II employees well?

R&D Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Synopsys with 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 75 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about R&D Engineer II salaries at Synopsys.

How happy are R&D Engineer II professionals working at Synopsys?

37% of R&D Engineer II employees at Synopsys would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 55% in the past 12 months. R&D Engineer II professionals have also rated Synopsys with a 3.4 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.2 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 (103) , 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 607 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 288 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 253 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 215 reviews)); "good benefits and workplace." ((in 192 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 268 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 147 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 68 reviews)); "frequent layoffs every year June and Dec" ((in 45 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities" ((in 34 reviews))

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Synopsys R&D Engineer II reviews

3.9

37% would recommend to a friend

(75 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

13% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

R D Engineer II employees have rated Synopsys with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 75 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most R D Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Synopsys is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by R D Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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75 reviews

3.0

Jul 25, 2012

Hard/fun work (algorithms) but small payment

R&d engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Predictable workload - Structured time

Cons

- Low payment - Repetitive problems (debugging)

5.0

Jul 5, 2012

Great Place ; No. 1 EDA company

R&d engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1.) Challenging work; Cutting edge technology 2.) Work Life balance 3.) Great Colleagues & Managers (because of tough interview process) 4.) Employee engagement programs are great 5.) Lot of learning 6.) ESPP/ESOPs

Cons

1.) Salary not that great

3.0

Aug 2, 2011

New Employee

R&d engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

well defined individual responsibilities good team members flexible timings

Cons

no complete documentation about the products training for new employee is not well planned

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