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Senior R&D Engineer

ANSYS, Inc.
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/5/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/2/2025

Date : Jan 28, 2025

Location : San Jose, CA, US, 95134

Company : Ansys

Requisition # : 16072

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

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.

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 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 CFD software design and development methodologies
  • PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Master's or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering or related field
  • Excellent Technical knowledge and experience with CFD methodology; for example, solution algorithms, pressure-velocity coupling, interpolation schemes etc.
  • Passion for crafting robust and efficient code
  • 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, 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
  • Authenticity : Be you, make us stronger
  • Our Actions :

  • We commit to audacious goals
  • We work seamlessly as a team
  • 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 with innovative technology and transformational solutions. With a prestigious reputation in working with well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high — met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head on. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology, empowering our customers to turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at a lower cost.

    At Ansys, it’s about the learning, the discovery, and the collaboration. It’s about the “what’s next” as much as the “mission accomplished.” And it’s about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can, and do impact real people in real ways. All this is forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy, and ethics.

    CREATING A PLACE WE’RE PROUD TO BE

    Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a member of the NASDAQ-100. We are proud to have been recognized for the following more recent awards, although our list goes on : Newsweek’s Most Loved Workplace globally and in the U.S., Gold Stevie Award Winner, America’s Most Responsible Companies, Fast Company World Changing Ideas, Great Place to Work Certified (Belgium, China, Greece, France, India, Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and U.K.).

    For more information, please visit us at www.ansys.com

    Ansys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

    Ansys does not accept unsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of Ansys. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.

    Nearest Major Market : San Jose

    Nearest Secondary Market : Palo Alto

    Stay safe from recruitment fraud! We are aware of scams targeting Ansys and other companies that involve individuals posing as employees to illegitimately conduct interviews and extend false employment offers and payments to gain access to candidates’ sensitive personal and financial information. All Ansys job applicants are required to apply for open roles on careers.ansys.com. While virtual interviews may be conducted as a part of our interview process, Ansys does not make job offers without a thorough interview process. Ansys also will never ask for an applicant’s social security number before they have accepted an offer or ask for payment from an applicant. Ansys assumes no liability for recruitment fraud. We advise that all job seekers take steps to educate themselves on fraudulent practices, so they do not become victims of scams. Learn more via the Federal Trade Commission. Ansys is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. At Ansys, we are committed to making our careers website accessible and usable for individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for or interview for Ansys jobs, please email talentacquisition@ansys.com. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests for reasonable accommodations.

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