Senior R&D Engineer

 Requisition #: 16532

 

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. 

 

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Summary / Role Purpose

 

Seeking an outstanding candidate to join the R&D team responsible for the ANSYS circuit and simulation products focusing on thermal Reduced Order Modeling (ROM) and linear macromodeling.  We welcome applicants with a strong background in Circuit design and simulation, with an emphasis on state-space fitting algorithm development and ROM.  The successful candidate will have a solid background in scientific software development, the ability to develop novel solution approaches, and experience in the application of scientific principles to analyzing problems. 

 

The preferred candidate will join a group of talented individuals working out of our Vancouver, BC office. The Senior R&D Engineer 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 and development activities.
• Performs complex software development activities that may require extensive analysis in areas including user experience, software design and solver research and implementations of new solver algorithms in C++.
• Employs best software practices and helps to maintain them through technical reviews and mentoring, also participating in planning and architecture.
• Performs complex bug verification, release testing and beta support for assigned products.
• Performs research on problems discovered by QA or product support and develops solutions.
• Performs complex development activities that require extensive analysis in software design for numerical simulation...
• 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.
• Familiarity with python programing and experience with AI-ML and deep learning applications is a plus.

 

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

 

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field with 5 years’ experience, MS with 3 years’ experience, or PhD with 1 year experience  
• Commercial experience with thermal integrity applications is a plus 
• Demonstrated experience with modern C++ and Agile development      

 

Preferred Qualifications and Skills