Lead R&D Engineer

Reference #: 1224481800
Requisition #:15298
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 Lead R&D Engineer leads the design and development of software products and supporting systems. In this role, the Lead R&D Engineer will use expertise to develop strategic plans, refine requirements and provide technical leadership in achieving development objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Leads planning, architecture, or research at a project level
Coordinates product design and development activities requiring extensive analysis in areas such as user experience, software design and solver research. Acts as a technical reference within a group or product
Develops and employs best practices and maintains them through technical reviews and mentoring
Performs complex bug verification, release testing and beta support across multiple products. Research problems discovered by QA or product support and develops solutions, collaborating with the QA/support team
Researches and understands the marketing requirements for products, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues. May work with strategic customers or proxies to assess needs and develop solutions
Operates without direct supervision and may function as a team leader, project manager, or software architect
May be responsible for line management of a small technical team but primary duties are of an individual technical nature

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 8 years experience, MS with 6 years experience, or PhD with 4 years experience
Significant commercial experience with
Enterprise Software lifecycle
Software and Integration technical skills
Proven track record of crafting robust and efficient code

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Excellent technical knowledge and commercial experience developing/deploying mesh generation strategies for complex, system level models to both finite-volume & finite-element solvers
Experience/knowledge in unstructured mesh generation algorithms, meshing parallelization and data structure designs for meshing
Demonstrated expertise in C/C, object-oriented paradigms, MPI libraries, GPU programming (CUDA)
Experience leading projects and delivering high-quality products in a large-scale commercial software development environment
Ability to translate business needs into development plans
Ability to overcome obstacles and drive projects to completion
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work collaboratively across teams and geographies, and to mentor junior developers

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 ourcustomers incredibly successful
Act with integrity
Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

Our Values:
Adaptability: Be open, welcome whats next
Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately
Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve
Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger

Our Actions:
We commit to audaciou 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 WHATS 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, its about the learning, the discovery, and the collaboration. Its about the “whats next” as much as the “mission accomplished.” And its 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 WERE 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: Newsweeks Most Loved Workplace globally and in the U.S., Gold Stevie Award Winner, Americas 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

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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.