Senior R&D Verification Engineer

Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation, helping the world's most innovative companies deliver radically better products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, Ansys helps companies solve the most complex design challenges and engineer products limited only by imagination.

Summary / Role Purpose  

The Senior R&D Verification Engineer joins the Meshing Development Unit (MDU) to conduct software testing of Ansys applications such as Ansys Meshing in Workbench, Fluent-Meshing and test meshing capabilities for python ecosystem. This role uses advanced software skills to assess how well the product meets customer needs for functionality and usability and ensures that product requirements and quality standards are met. The Senior R&D Verification Engineer works closely with other members of the product creation team and communicates with technical specialists on product issues.  

Key Duties and Responsibilities 

• Performs software product testing and investigates possible causes of problems according to the company's overall development and testing processes. 

• Analyzes product requirements and creates test plan for new features 

• Specifies and writes new test cases. Modifies and updates existing tests. Creates and maintains test scripts 

• Performs functional, application, regression and performance testing in manual and/or automated test environments 

• Contributes to testing initiatives, responsible for coverage analysis and testing metrics in specific areas, participates in defect management 

• Detects product defects and works with developers to determine the best resolution.  

• Works in a variety of computing environments: Windows, Linux, VM’s, Compute Clusters, Cloud  

• Maintains customer trust by testing products that represent the voice of the customer 

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience 

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Civil, or Aerospace Engineering and 5 years related experience or Master's degree with 3 years related experience  

• Experience with various meshing technologies for implicit and explicit finite element analysis (FEA) and/or Computational Fluid Dynamics analysis  

• Strong knowledge of programming and scripting languages like Python  

• Experience with software development processes and tools 

• Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems 

Preferred Qualifications and Skills 

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical, Civil, or Aerospace Engineering 

• Excellent technical knowledge and commercial experience with meshing and solver products such as Workbench Meshing, Fluent-Meshing, Fluent, CFX, Ansys Mechanical, Ansys LS-Dyna, etc. is desirable 

• Experience delivering high-quality products in a large-scale commercial organization 

• A thorough and careful approach to work; close attention to detail and genuine passion for quality assurance 

• Good communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to establish good working relationships with development, testing, software quality assurance and support staff 

• General skills in planning and problem solving 

• Ability to learn quickly and to collaborate with others in a geographically distributed and dynamic team 

CULTURE AND VALUES
Culture and values are incredibly important to Ansys. They inform us of who we are, of how we act. Values aren't posters hanging on a wall or about trite or glib slogans. They aren't about rules and regulations. They can't just be handed down the organization. They are shared beliefs – guideposts that we all follow when we're facing a challenge or a decision. Our values tell us how we live our lives; how we approach our jobs. Our values are crucial for fostering a culture of winning for our company:

• Customer focus
• Results and Accountability
• Innovation
• Transparency and Integrity
• Mastery
• Inclusiveness
• Sense of urgency
• Collaboration and Teamwork

 
WORKING AT ANSYS
At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary of leaders, collectively aiming to change the world with innovative technology and remarkable solutions.  With the prestigious reputation in servicing 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.  Because 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”.  It’s about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can and will impact real people in real ways, forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy and ethics.
 
At Ansys, you will find yourself among those eager to drive the world towards the next best thing with hands planted firmly on the wheel.
Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology so our customers can turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at lower cost.  As a measure of our success in attaining these goals, Ansys has been recognized as one of the world's most innovative companies by prestigious publications such as Bloomberg Businessweek and FORTUNE magazines.
 
Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a component of the NASDAQ-100.
 
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.