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Working IT at ANSYS - Systems Engineer Ansys Employee Review

4.0
16 Mar 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The technology they create is awesome! Leading edge multi-physics simulation for mechanical and electrical engineers. If you like to be around smart people who are doing amazing things, this place is for you.

Cons

They are headquartered in Pennsylvania, and they seem to underpay IT and others in more of a support role, at least out here in the West Coast. They have grown quite large by acquisition, but until now, have not made the effort to integrate the various company infrastructures or cultures. Due to unrealistic goals to consolidate, they have left the San Jose office with incredibly old and outdated infrastructure that is quite fragile and ready to fail, and yet they expect us to keep it running all the time.

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5.0
15 Sept 2025
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Pros

Very easy to follow instructions, Great culture.

Cons

Was during covid so I didn't interact much with other coworkers.

5.0
27 Aug 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexibility with WFH/Hybrid depending on your job/team Great starting PTO + decent sick/family time Challenging work Smart, hard-working co-workers People work here for decades because it's a great work culture

Cons

It's a software company. Cramming features in at the last minute, and requiring long hours from testing & doc to meet deadlines, is frustrating but not unexpected Benefits are just OK - lost all of my doctors when they stopped having one local insurance option If you're in R&D but not an engineer, you are undervalued for bonuses No upward path if you don't want to manage - eventually you stagnate and have nowhere to go Agile dev process is challenging for documentation and testing and is not always realistic with big projects Huge uncertainty after Synopsys buyout - I've had bad experiences with EDA companies undervaluing some jobs in the past (testing/doc] so not feeling any job security at the moment

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