Senior R&D Engineer, Desktop AI/ML

Requisition #: 17064 

Ansys is now a part of Synopsys. Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) accelerates technology innovation from silicon to systems. Catalyzing the era of pervasive intelligence, we deliver design solutions, from electronic design automation to silicon IP, to system design and multiphysics simulation and analysis. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.

Summary / Role Purpose

The Senior R&D Engineer is responsible for the development of software products and supporting systems. In this role, the Senior R&D Engineer will use advanced technical and problem-solving skills to help the team tackle complex issues, satisfy customer requirements, and accomplish development objectives. For multiple Ansys Electronics Desktop (AEDT) workflows, the Senior R&D Engineer will implement machine learning algorithms and develop models. They will also adapt the algorithms, data cleaning, database, and queries for the Ansys Product Improvement Program (APIP) as needed to extract ML pipeline data and to handle product manager requests. The Senior R&D Engineer will work closely with other engineers to collect additional APIP data from AEDT to improve model quality and query capabilities. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Participates in planning, architecture, and research
• Performs complex development activities that may require extensive analysis in areas including user experience, software design and solver research
• 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. Researches problems discovered by QA or product support and develops solutions
• Researches and understands the marketing requirements for a 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 minimal supervision and may take on some planning and mentoring responsibilities
• May be responsible for managing interns or co-ops but typically does not have direct reports

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related field with 5 years’ experience, MS with 3 years’ experience, or PhD with 1 year experience
• Commercial experience with full AI/ML pipeline, microservices, containers, CI/CD, and OOP in Python.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Excellent technical knowledge and commercial experience with Python, general computing algorithms, data structures, IPC, LLMs, and deep learning
• Understanding of Python programming standards, Python/C++ interoperation, and lower-level programming language concepts
• 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
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a geographically distributed team
• Some experience with modern C++ for OOP

Rewards and Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.

At Ansys, part of Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.