R&D Engineer II (Isogeometric Analysis (IGA) and HPC)

at  Ansys

SUMMARY

The R&D Engineer II contributes to the development of LS-DYNA and related software products. In this role, the R&D Engineer II will collaborate with a team of expert professionals to understand customer requirements and accomplish development objectives. To be considered for this position, successful candidates must have an in-depth understanding of finite element method and related computational mechanics principles, strong programming skills, adequate academic or industrial experience in the related fields, and ability to work efficiently in a collaborative team environment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree with 2 years of professional experience, or Master’s Degree in Aerospace, Biomechanical, Mechanical Engineering, or other natural science discipline
• Working experience with technical software development proven by academic, research, or industry projects. Good understanding and skills in programming

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree or PhD Preferred
• Technical knowledge and experience with finite element simulation (e.g. LS-DYNA, Ansys), and CAD modeling.
• Background in computational solid mechanics, numerical methods, and preferably on high-performance computing on C/GPUs.
• Knowledge of fluid mechanics, electromagnetics, computational geometry, or computer graphics is an advantage but not a must.
• Experience with Fortran or C.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• 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 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

• Performs moderately complex development activities, including the design, implementation, maintenance, testing and documentation of software modules and sub-systems
• Understands and employs best practices
• Performs moderately complex bug verification, release testing and beta support for assigned products. Researches problems discovered by QA or product support and develops solutions
• Understands the marketing requirements for a product, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues
• Works under the general supervision of a development manager