R&D Engineering Manager

2 Months ago • 8-12 Years • Research Development

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Manager R&D will lead software development projects within the Materials Business Unit, specifically for applications like Granta MI. This role involves planning, resource allocation, and progress tracking for projects and team activities. Responsibilities include line management, team member development, and facilitating team work. Collaboration with development and testing managers is crucial for quality assurance practices. The role requires on-time project completion, ensuring product specifications are met, and adherence to appropriate methods. It also includes recruiting, developing, and retaining talent, and creating a positive team culture aligned with Ansys values. The manager will oversee multiple teams, lead teams to build innovative solutions for materials data management, and guide software development and testing activities.
Must have:
  • BS in Engineering or related field with relevant experience.
  • At least 3 years of management experience.
  • Commercial experience with C#, .NET, SQL, TypeScript, Python, C++ or similar.
  • Demonstrated leadership with successful product releases.
  • Commercial experience of leading software teams.
Good to have:
  • Expert-level knowledge in C#, SQL Server, TypeScript, Python, C++ or related technologies.
  • Experience in leading technical efforts for innovative solutions.
  • Ability to translate business requirements into roadmaps and plans.
  • Ability to convey complex information clearly to stakeholders and development teams.
  • Ability to drive success across teams and geographies, and to mentor others.
  • Experience of optimized, performant and scalable commercial enterprise solutions.
  • Experience of development, deployment and maintenance of cloud-hosted enterprise applications.

Job Details

 Requisition #: 16270 

 

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 / Role Purpose

The Senior Manager R&D joins the Materials Business Unit to lead the software development projects of major ANSYS applications such as Granta MI. This role is responsible for planning, resource assignments and progress tracking of all projects and activities performed by the members of the team(s). The Senior Manager R&D will be responsible for line management and personal development of team members, as well as the facilitation of the team’s work.  The Senior Manager R&D will collaborate with development and testing managers on the development, implementation, and integration of our quality assurance practices. We would prefer a hybrid working model where the ideal candidate could work on site for 2 days a week.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the on-time completion of projects assigned to team(s) while meeting the corporate quality standards
  • Ensure that implementation of the product satisfies the product specifications
  • Ensure that appropriate methods and procedures are followed
  • Recruits, develops, and retains high performing talent 
  • Create a positive team culture that is aligned with the Ansys culture
  • Typically will oversee and manage multiple teams, sections, or units, often via subordinate managers
  • Lead teams to build robust and innovative solutions for Materials data management.
  • Guide software development and testing activities within your teams.

 

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

  • BS in Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or related field with 12 years’ experience, MS with 10 years’ experience, or PhD with 8 years’ experience
  • At least 3 years of experience in management
  • Significant commercial experience with C#, .NET, SQL, TypeScript, Python, C++ or similar.
  • Demonstrated leadership with a proven track record of successful product releases 
  • Commercial experience of leading, managing and directing software teams/

 

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

  • Expert-level knowledge, commercial experience and leadership in C#, SQL Server, TypeScript, Python, C++ or related technologies.
  • Experience leading technical efforts to deliver innovative solutions that advance large-scale commercial products
  • Proven ability to understand business requirements and translate them into roadmaps and plans
  • Ability to convey complex information in a clear way to stakeholders and development teams
  • Ability to drive success across teams and geographies, and to mentor others 
  • Experience of optimized, performant and scalable commercial enterprise solutions.
  • Experience of development, deployment and maintenance of cloud-hosted enterprise applications.

This is a flexible role, with a preference for the individual to be in the office three days per week and work from home for the remaining days.

 

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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