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

Staff R&D Engineer professionals working at Synopsys have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 74 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Synopsys employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Staff R&D Engineer Jobs at Synopsys now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff R&D Engineer interview questions at Synopsys .

Does Synopsys pay Staff R&D Engineer employees well?

Staff R&D Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Synopsys with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 74 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff R&D Engineer salaries at Synopsys.

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

47% of Staff R&D Engineer employees at Synopsys would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 33% in the past 12 months. Staff R&D Engineer professionals have also rated Synopsys with a 3.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.2 rating for culture and values and 3.2 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) , 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 610 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 294 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 253 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 217 reviews)); "good benefits and workplace." ((in 185 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 281 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 69 reviews)); "Constant Layoffs" ((in 48 reviews)); "No career growth" ((in 36 reviews))

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Synopsys Staff R&D Engineer reviews

3.4

47% would recommend to a friend

(74 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

23% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Staff R D Engineer employees have rated Synopsys with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 74 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff R D Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Synopsys is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff R D Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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74 reviews

3.0

Nov 4, 2024

R&D Engineer in Optics

Staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, lots of optics knowledge, lots of software knowledge

Cons

Technical debt and institutional inertia makes it hard to develop rapidly

4.0

Sep 9, 2024

Great place to grow

R&d engineer, staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work on latest technologies and tools Good pay package and stock option Good work life balance

Cons

There are many teams which have their own products , so according to product - teams,position,pay and learning differs.

3.0

Apr 17, 2024

Awesome Company but very bad management

Staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perks like: employee loan car purchase espp snacks

Cons

Totally team dependent, I have seen teams with best work-life balance. But some teams have worst of all, even worst than startups. I am part of one of worst of all team with most arrogant manager.

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