Going downhill - R&D Engineer Synopsys Employee Review

3.0
May 3, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Pay, and room for advancement

Cons

Overloaded with work. Work life balance is not great, worse since recent "reorg". Do not treat this as a 9 to 5, you will eventually have to bring home the work. The Burnout is real

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5.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent pay & benefits, challenging work and positive atmosphere.

Cons

Very large and sluggish bureaucracy.

3.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good compensation for the position

Cons

Leadership is composed of long time employees who are not up to date with current times. Many broken processes Poor planning with acquisition of Ansys Retention efforts of key Ansys team members very poor

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