Requisition #: 15293 

 

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 SimAI platform is a SaaS AI-based technology that brings unprecedented speed, innovation, and accessibility to simulation. It is built on proprietary Deep Learning algorithms at the forefront of AI. With Ansys SimAI, users can train AI models using simulation results and reliably predict the performance of complex problems in minutes instead of hours or days. It empowers users to make faster decisions, iterate more quickly, and ultimately drive faster innovation.

 

The Senior R&D Engineer will be part of a team of ML Engineers developing new features for the SimAI product. The scope of the position includes everything from designing and training cutting-edge models to developing robust production code. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Creates architectures for neural networks tailored to specific tasks, such as image recognition, natural language processing, or speech recognition 

• 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   

• Significant experience with Python, Deep Learning libraries and MLOps tooling 

• Proven track record of crafting robust and efficient code 

• Proven track record of developing Deep Learning models for commercial software 

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Technical knowledge and commercial experience applying AI and Deep Learning techniques to CAE, namely geometry handling, numerical simulation and methods 

• Experience delivering high-quality products in a large-scale commercial software development environment  

• Understanding of customer requirements and tools used in this domain  

• Good communication and interpersonal skills  

• Ability to work collaboratively in a geographically distributed team 

 

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: the commitments to our stakeholders, the behaviors of how we work together,