Senior R&D Engineer

Summary / Role Purpose

The Senior R&D Engineer contributes to the support and development of software products and systems. In this role, the Senior R&D Engineer will collaborate with a team of expert professionals to develop and deliver templates for deploying Ansys solutions web apps. This includes coordinating with customers, application engineers, developers, product owners for troubleshooting customer issues and development of custom solutions.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertake moderately complex development activities to resolve customer issues and enhance deployment templates.
• Engage in close collaboration with stakeholders to improve overall user experience and performance for on-prem deployments.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to integrate containerization into the software development lifecycle.
• Optimize container performance and resource utilization while ensuring security best practices.
• Participates in planning and estimation sessions.
• Participate in release testing.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• Bachelors in engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 6-10 years’ experience or MS with minimum 5 years’ experience
• Working experience with software design and development methodologies
• Demonstrate strong hands-on experience with Docker, Docker Compose and/or Kubernetes
• Solid understanding of networking, storage, and security aspects in containerized environments.
• Strong proficiency in scripting and automation using shell scripting (Bash), Python, or similar languages.
• Demonstrate strong hands-on experience with Linux operating systems.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Certification in Docker or Kubernetes.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and related patterns.
• Excellent 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 behaviours 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