Fall 2025 Intern - Software Engineering - Mechanical (Bachelors/Masters)

 Requisition #: 15820 

 

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.  

 

Join the Ansys Student Internship Program to apply your education to solve real world engineering problems, advance career skills and experience work at Ansys. The student intern will be part of the Ansys Mechanical Core Development team and will work together with the team to develop advanced engineering features in the Mechanical flagship product. The intern will get an opportunity to experience how software development is done to solve engineering problems in an intuitive and integrated Mechanical environment and will contribute to advanced engineering features like fracture mechanics, linear dynamics, coupled field analysis, etc. The intern will also get to experience how software design principles apply in an engineering discipline to simulate physics for next generation products.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop new features using object oriented programming language in state-of-the-art Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software application based on the Finite Element Method (FEA)
• Work alongside software developers during the design, implementation and verification process. 
• Investigate defects in production code. Develop unit tests for the developed features.
• Analyze results and improve the usability of the software.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Can work in-person at the Canonsburg, PA HQ Office
• Pursuing a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, Computer science or related technical major with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Must be currently enrolled in a full-time degree program and returning to university after the completion of the co-op program
• Strong and demonstratable knowledge of C++ and object-oriented programming
• Deep understanding of programming concepts related to threading, memory lifetime and ownership, and space and speed complexity of code.
• Sharp and tenacious problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication Team player, responsible, and motivated
• Experience debugging code with an IDE such as Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, pyCharm, or similar.

PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of FEA or similar computational techniques
• Familiarity with the Linux operating system and development tools such as gdb and gcc.
• Experience in using Microsoft Visual Studio and software configuration management tools (e.g. GIT)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Technologies (.NET Framework, COM, ATL) and agile software development practices

 

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, and the actions of how we deliver results. 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

 

INCLUSION IS AT OUR 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. 

 
WELCOME WHAT’S NEXT 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 wit