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Senior R&D Engineer Full Stack - Simulation - Auto/Aero - (m/f/d) - HYBRID

Ansys
Germanyfull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 May 2025

About the role

 Requisition #: 16805 

 

Our Mission: Powering Innovation That Drives Human Advancement  

 

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. 

 

Innovate With Ansys, Power Your Career.  

 

Summary / Role Purpose 

The Senior R&D Engineer (m/f/d) is responsible for the development of software products and supporting systems. In this role, the Senior R&D Engineer will use advanced technical and problem-solving skills to help the team tackle complex issues, satisfy customer requirements, and accomplish development objectives. 

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  • Participates in planning, architecture, and research
  • Performs complex development activities that may require extensive analysis in areas including user experience, software design and solver research
  • Employs best practices and helps to maintain them through technical reviews and mentoring
  • Performs complex bug verification, release testing and beta support for assigned products.
  • Researches problems discovered by QA or product support and develops solutions
  • Researches and understands the marketing requirements for a product, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues. May work with strategic customers or proxies to assess needs and develop solutions
  • Works independently with minimal supervision and may take on some planning and mentoring responsibilities
  • May be responsible for managing interns or co-ops but typically does not have direct reports

 

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

  • BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 5 years’ experience, MS with 3 years’ experience, or PhD with 1 year experience
  • Commercial experience with software design and development methodologies

 

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

  • Understanding of customer requirements and tools used in Simulation of Vehicle autonomy (Aerospace & Defense or AD/ADAS)
  • Expertise in Python development with hands-on experience using FastAPI and knowledge of C++ or more programming languages.
  • Proficiency in containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience building and optimizing cloud-based applications on AWS, Azure, etc.
  • Strong background in microservices architecture, DevOps practices, and CI/CD tools.
  • Proven ability to lead development efforts, conduct code reviews, and mentor junior engineers.
  • Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
  • Experience delivering high-quality products in a large-scale, cloud-based commercial software development environment
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a geographically distributed team

 

#LI-HYBRID

 

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. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: our commitments to stakeholders, our values that guide how we work together, and our actions to deliver results. 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
  • Authenti

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