Requisition #: 16879
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Summary / Role Purpose
The R&D Verification Engineer II joins the Mechanical Business Unit to conduct software testing of ANSYS applications such as MAPDL. This role assesses how well the product meets customer needs, both in terms of functionality and usability, and ensures that product requirements and quality standards are satisfied. The role works closely with other members of the product creation team and communicates with technical specialists on product issues. The R&D Verification engineer will research new engineering features to create analytical and user scenario test cases to evaluate the functionality and performance of capabilities being added to our engineering simulation software. As part of the software testing of the Mechanical APDL product, an R&D Verification engineer creates and maintains automated testing scripts and software tools. This person participates in requirements planning, design reviews, and investigating defects.
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Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Specify and write test cases, create, modify, and update existing tests, write and maintain test scripts for a wide range of physics simulations
- Perform functional, application, regression, and performance testing in manual and/or automated test environments and investigate possible causes of problems
- Create test plans, participate in defect management, and testing metrics
- Apply standard techniques and procedures and comply with the company's overall development and testing processes
- Analyze requirements and develop tests suitable for new features within the MAPDL product. Research literature for reference solutions.
- Work in a variety of computing environments: Windows, Linux, Virtual, Compute Clusters, Cloud
- Participate in design and code reviews and in the planning and implementation of verification initiatives
- Improve and deploy testing strategies and methodologies for the automation of tests
- Work closely with other members of the product creation team and communicate with technical support specialists on product issues
- Coordinate with other teams to address cross-team dependencies
Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical, Structural, or Aerospace Engineering with 2 years of experience, or a Masters degree
- Strong academic background in Continuum/Structural Mechanics
- Strong background in Finite Element or other Numerical Methods
- Two (2) years of experience in a related position performing linear and nonlinear multiphysics analysis using a single solver or using Co-simulation
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
- MS or PhD in Engineering, specializing in computational methods for multi-disciplinary engineering simulation
- Technical knowledge and experience with the usage of ANSYS APDL or similar FEA software in an engineering environment
- Strong desire to work on cross-disciplinary engineering projects across teams
- Good attention to detail and ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and workstreams
- Ability to work autonomously, passion for exploring new topics, and strong troubleshooting skills
- Experience using high-performance computing for computer simulations
- Experience in one or more programming or scripting languages such as Python and bash
- Effective 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: 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 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. Ready to feel inspired? Check out some of our recent customer stories, here and here.
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 (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.
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