Senior R&D Engineer

 Requisition #: 16173 

 

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 

One of Ansys’ newest products, Discovery, is a unique real-time easy-to-use simulation tool that will make engineering simulation as pervasive as Excel. Some analysts have called it “one of the biggest breakthroughs in design and engineering technology in the last ten years.” Come and join the team that will transform how the products of tomorrow are engineered. 

 

The Live Technologies team seeks a software professional who will contribute to the development of our products and supporting systems. You will operate under general supervision but will have a reasonable amount of discretion to take independent action. The overall goal of your responsibilities is to define and develop the next-generation software, architecture, and tools for Ansys and its customers, with the clear intent of leap-frogging the competition. 

Ansys is the world leader in engineering simulation. Up to 80% of the cost of a product’s development is determined by the decisions you make early in the design process, and Ansys helps its customers reduce this cost with physical simulation tools to make better decisions quicker. Customers use Ansys simulation products to digitally explore design concepts and test critical design choices early in the product life cycle. 

 

Responsibilities 

• Design, code, test, document, implement, and maintain software components and systems 

• Comfortable contributing to (and learning where necessary) anywhere within the full software stack (API design, database implementation, business logic, etc.) 

• Improve software development processes with tools and best practices 

• Perform basic bug verification, release testing and support. Investigate problems discovered by QA or support and develop solutions 

 

Minimum Qualifications 

• 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 

• Knowledge of or experience with full life-cycle software engineering practices including packaging, coding standards, unit/system/integration testing, source control management, and operations  

• Knowledge of C++ and CUDA programming languages 

 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Knowledge of or experience with HIP 

• Knowledge of or experience with Linux operating systems 

• Knowledge of or experience with agile development processes, DevOps processes, and tools 

• Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 

• Ability to work independently and manage one's time   

• Driven and willing to learn 

• Strong interpersonal skills with effective verbal and written communication 

• Ability to learn quickly and to collaborate with others 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