Requisition #: 15636
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
The R&D Verification Engineer II joins the Electronics and Optics team to conduct software testing of Ansys Optics applications such as Lumerical, and interoperability with other Ansys Optics products such as Speos and Zemax. 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 R&D teams and communicates with technical specialists on product issues.
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This role will contribute to the development of internal tools used to automate testing of Ansys software, quality processes, and assist other teams in performing automated application testing.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Specify and write test cases, creates, modify, and update existing tests, write and maintain test scripts
- 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
- Work in a variety of computing environments: Windows, Linux, VM's, Compute Clusters, Amazon and Azure Clouds
- Report defects, reproduce defects reported by other teams, follow up and verify fixes
- Performs other duties as assigned to improve the overall quality of Ansys products
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- BS in Optics or Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or related field with 2 years of experience, or MS with no experience
- Previous experience in quality assurance or software development roles
- Technical knowledge and experience with Python, C++, MATLAB, and/or other programming and scripting languages
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in a large-scale commercial software testing and verification environment
- Experience with electromagnetics simulation tools
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to learn quickly and to collaborate with others in a geographically distributed team
- A thorough and careful approach to work; close attention to detail and quality
- Experience in working in agile teams following methods like Scrum or Kanban
- Experience using defect tracking software such as ADO (TFS), Jira, Bugzilla, or similar
- Experience with continuous integration systems such as Bamboo, Jenkins, or similar
- Experience using revision control tools such as Git, Bitbucket, or similar
- Experience with automated testing frameworks as Squish, Selenium, or similar
- Experience using Ansys Lumerical or other Ansys products is an asset
- A background in photonics is an asset
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: the commitments to our stakeholders, the behaviors of how we work together, and the actions of how we deliver results. Together 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
INCLUSION IS AT OUR CORE
We believe diverse thinking leads to better outcomes. We are committed to creating and nurturing a workplace that fuels this by welcoming people, no matter their background, identity, or experience, to a workplace where they are valued and where diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging thrive.
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.
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 (Belgium, 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.