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Working at MSC Software in Santa Ana, CA: 8 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Santa Ana, CA Area

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On average, employees in Santa Ana, CA at MSC Software give their company a 2.2 rating out of 5.0 based on 8, whereas overall Average Rating of MSC Software is 4.1 out of 5.0 based on 36 MSC Software Review Ratings. The happiest MSC Software employees in Santa Ana, CA are Development Engineers submitting an average rating of 4.3 and Product Development Interns with a rating of 4.5.

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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 22 MSC Software Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.3
People You Work With
4.7
Person You Work For
4.4
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.3
Way You Work
4.2
Work Setting
4.3
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Working at MSC Software in Santa Ana, CA: 8 Employee Reviews

Development Engineer

"I worked with MSC for 20 years, then was laid off."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Product Development Intern

"perfect company"

What do you like about working at MSC Software?

"Team, manager, fast growing company with smart people and great management"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be careful they really care about deadlines and time keeping"

What don't you like about working at MSC Software?

"Being an intern is the only bad part of being here"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I don't think they need any suggestionthey already have one of the best management systems"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.1
MSC Software (36)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is N2 Publishing (26)
1.9 Lowest Rated in this Industry is CareCore National (10)
3.8 Average of All Companies in this Industry (6,335)
Development Engineer
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Systems Engineer
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.7 / 5
Company Culture 3.6 / 5 Way You Work 4.4 / 5
Software Engineer

"MSC Software was okay, but I did the same work at Siemens and the experience was more fulfilling."

What do you like about working at MSC Software?

"The work was challenging and analytical."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"They've just experienced a merger. The future of this company may be uncertain."

What don't you like about working at MSC Software?

"The senior management got the company into financial trouble with a dispute involving the Federal Trade Commission."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't buy out competitors you probably could have just ran out of business."

Member of Technical Staff

"MSC Software was a great place to work until the recent acquistion"

What do you like about working at MSC Software?

"I liked my projects, the environment, benefits and all the people."

What don't you like about working at MSC Software?

"The way that they handled the last layoff after the acquistion was terrible. I had a great record at the company and many years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Think about the employees and their future when you have layoffs."

Senior Buyer

What do you like about working at MSC Software?

"Little Supervision"

VP of Marketing

"Used to be a good place to work."

What do you like about working at MSC Software?

"Some outstanding people, excellent technology."

What don't you like about working at MSC Software?

"Incredibly poor executive leadership at board and C-level over last 7 years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It's simple really - focus on customers, establish a vision and stay with it, and avoid corporate schizophrenia."

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