Simulia Reviews

Pros

The people here a intelligent and friendly, and nice working environment.

Cons

The work could be dull at times.

Advice to Senior Management

I found the leadership clear and positive

Pros

Good work atmosphere, lots of intelligent, motivated people around to work with and go for any help. Good balance between work and personal life, decent benefits.

Cons

Compensation could definitely be better.

Pros

Great place to work in providence. Lots of opportunities to learn new things. Really really love being here.

Cons

Need more compensation. Have no cons to say at this point as I am pretty new to the company.

Pros

Good, intelligent people and enjoyable culture

Cons

Neighborhood is iffy, but security provdied so safe

Pros

Opportunity to work in diverse technologies, industries. Abaqus remains an awesome product. Many knowledgeable and smart people.

Cons

Proliferation of too many sales and operational people has diluted the focus and lead to excessive political bureaucracy. Focus on sales has increased manifolds and sales extort disproportionate credit for any increase in revenue undermining the role of other factors. The contribution of product quality, documentation , support and dedication of engineers is undermined. Too many incompetent managers have been promoted over the past few years. It is surprising to see supposed technical heads who will struggle with the basics of FEA and structural mechanics !!!! If the trend continues, product quality will eventually suffer and the product will collapse over the next 10-20 yrs.

Advice to Senior Management

This place is in urgent need of employee reviews of management. The management will be surprised with what they see. A lot of dead wood has been allowed to flourish.

Pros

Relaxed atmosphere, chance to learn something new everyday

Cons

Pay not comensurate with industry

Advice to Senior Management

Good job!

Pros

The best thing about working at Simulia is that in general you get to work with very smart people. Working environment is decent but the neighborhood is not that great. Vacation is decent.

Cons

The company had a very a good reputation (and to some degree it still has) in academia and it was able to attract young and talented developers from top universities (UC@Berkeley, Brown, Duke, Northwestern etc.). Since ABAQUS became Simulia things have changed and not necessary for good. Company has expanded with several extra-layers of management and with non-technical people who give you the feeling their job is just to find new ways to make you less and less efficient.

Salaries of the technical people are mediocre for how expensive New England is. Benefits have been cut: employer contribution to 401k has been reduced, employees now have to pay for their health insurance and you have to work more years until getting more vacation days. It is very difficult to get promoted even if you are dedicated 150% to your work. Promotions are not transparent. Even if you are promoted your salary raise is not much above the inflation. Consequently, talented people left and it seems it’s more and more difficult to attract new technical people.

There’s no training for developers. You have to learn everything on your own or by going to the right person and asking the right question (and hoping that person is going to actually answer it.)

Pros

good growth company.
flexibility and good balance between work and life.
people here are amiable and have friendly working environment.

Cons

Compensation is not good as expected, lower than industrial average.
Benefit is not competitive to other companies such as 401k, bonus, insurance.

Pros

The people are great to work with.

Cons

Lack of promotions and communication. Management staff doesn't have the experience to really manage a staff. Too much micromanagement and lack of trust with their employees.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop promoting incompetent managers. Implement a survey which allows employees to assess their management team and listen to their feedback.

Pros

Mostly decent place to work in a bad neighborhood.

Cons

We have people who work 80+ hours a week and management loves them. Don't expect to get noticed for only working 60 hours/week. And you are not allowed to mark more than 40 hours/week in your timesheet.

Advice to Senior Management

More good business decisions to grow the company please.