Summer 2024 Intern - Additive Manufacturing - Mechanical (MS/PhD)

Requisition #: 13138 

 

When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys.

 

Take a leap of certainty … with Ansys.

 

SUMMARY

Ansys believes in developing our future engineers and technologists. We offer an enriching internship program for undergraduate or graduate students currently enrolled full-time in a four-year college or university.

Our interns work on a variety of impactful projects. They develop and test our industry-leading simulation software while gaining real experience in their field of study. This position is to directly support the Mechanical Business Unit at the Salt Lake City, UT office. The Additive Manufacturing intern position will be focusing on processing and analyzing deformation data from physical experimentation & simulation for the laser powder bed fusion process, designing, implementing, and validating novel algorithms for model calibration, and supporting Ansys ACT wizard development. This internship is a 40-hour per week paid position starting May 2024 and concluding August 2024.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with the AM development team to process and analyze deformation data from physical experimentation & simulation for the laser powder bed fusion process.
• Design, Implement, and validate novel algorithms for model calibration.
• Support Ansys ACT wizard development.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Pursuing an MS or higher degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, or related technical disciplines with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Must be enrolled in a full-time degree program and return to the program after completing the internship.
• Team player, responsible and motivated.
• Knowledge of the deformation characteristics of metal additive manufacturing processes such as LPBF.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis and optimization processes.
• Experience with scripting for process automation, optimization, and visualization using Python and/or other programming languages. 
• Exposure to FEA and CAD concepts with hands-on commercial FEA software use experience.

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Hands-on Ansys Workbench Mechanical software use experience.
• Exposure to Ansys Application Customization Toolkit (ACT) in Workbench Mechanical.
• In-depth knowledge of thermal-structural FEA simulation for LPBF.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with the multi-attribute optimization process.

 

At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential in the knowledge that every day is an opportunity to observe, teach, inspire, and be inspired. Together as One Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement.

 

Our Commitments:

• Amaze with innovative products and solutions
• Make our customers incredibly successful
• Act with integrity
• Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

Our Values:

• Adaptability: Be open, welcome what’s next
• Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately
• Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve
• Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger

 

Our Actions:

• We commit to audacious goals
• We work seamlessly as a team
• We demonstrate mastery
• We deliver outstanding results

 

OUR ONE ANSYS CULTURE HAS INCLUSION AT ITS CORE
We believe diverse thinking leads to better outcomes. We are committed to creating and nurturing a workplace that fuels this by welcoming people, no matter their background, identity, or experience, to a workplace where they are valued and where diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging thrive.

TAKE A LEAP OF CERTAINTY IN YOUR CAREER AT ANSYS

At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary leaders across the globe. Collectively we strive to change the world with innovative technology and transformational solutions. With a prestigious reputation in working with well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high – met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head on. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technolo