R&d Engineer Ii

**Requisition #**: 15607

**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 R&D Engineer II contributes to the development of software products and supporting systems. In this role, the R&D Engineer II will collaborate with a team of expert professionals to understand customer requirements and accomplish development objectives.

Projects may span multiple physics/product areas requiring a strong desire to learn new areas on the job in an open, multi-disciplinary, co-located team environment.

Experience in engineering mechanics or aerospace engineering with scientific programming and computational mechanics background is required.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Participates in planning, architecture, and research in core mechanics features
- Performs complex development activities that may require extensive analysis in areas including user experience and software design.
- 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. Research problems discovered by QA or product support and develop solutions.
- Researches and understands the marketing requirements for the finite element and computational mechanics 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 some supervision
- May be responsible for managing interns or co-ops but typically does not have direct reports.

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**
- BS in Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering, Applied Mechanics or Mathematics, or related fields with 5 years’ experience, MS with 3 years’ experience, or PhD
- Commercial experience of software packages with various usages of nonlinear finite element analysis.
- Proficiency in FORTRAN, C/C++, Python, Microsoft Visual Studio environment

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS**
- Technical knowledge and commercial experience with object-oriented design, scripting languages, data structures and algorithms.
- Linux experience.
- Ph.D. Degree with strong backgrounds in structural dynamics, and finite element coding experience.
- 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.
- Ability to collaborate well with all levels of employees and management
- This position requires the ability to work in a geographically distributed development environment and requires excellent communication skills.

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: our commitments to stakeholders, our values that guide how we work together, and our actions to deliver results. **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

**VALUES IN ACTION**

Ansys is committed to powering the people who power human advancement. We believe in creating and nurturing a workplace that supports and welcomes people of all backgrounds; encouraging them to bring their talents and experience to a workplace where they are valued and can thrive.

Our culture is grounded in our four core values of adaptability, courage, generosity, and authenticity. Through our behaviors and actions, these values foster higher team performance and greater innovation for our customers.

We’re proud to offer programs, available to all employees, to further impact innovation and business outcomes, such as employee networks and learning communities that inform solutions for our globally minded customer base.

**WELCOME WHAT’S NEXT IN YOUR CAREER AT ANSYS**

At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpes