.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.The R&D Engineer II contributes to the development of software products and supporting systems. In this role, the R&D Engineer II will collaborate with a team of expert professionals to understand customer requirements and accomplish development objectives. Specifically, the focus of this role will be on the integration of products into the Python ecosystem of scientific and engineering software, e.G. Jupyter Notebooks, NumPy, Pandas, etc. Knowledge on componentization and their use in distributed systems will also be considered.Key Duties and Responsibilities Performs moderately complex development activities, including the design, implementation, maintenance, testing and documentation of software modules and sub-systems.Understands software engineering (e.G. could read and understand "The Phoenix Project" and make a compelling argument why multi-functional teams are superior to uni-functional teams).Performs moderately complex bug verification, release testing and beta support for assigned projects. Investigates problems discovered by QA or product support and develops solutions.Understands the marketing requirements for a product, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues.Works under the general supervision of a development manager but prefers working independently on projects and reports progress over GitHub.Understands cloud environments and is used to working with distributed systems.Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 5 years' experience, or MS with 3 years' experience.Working experience with Python. Preferably familiar with C language, better if familiar with GoLang/Rust.Familiar with GitLab/GitHub and CI/CD on public cloud.Preferred Qualifications and Skills Experience with Python ecosystem (i.E., NumPy, Scipy, Pandas, matplotlib, VTK, tensorflow, etc.).Experience with CAE products, machine learning, or applied software development in the field of engineering.Maintains one or more open-source projects on GitHub.Experience in a large-scale commercial software development environment.Experience in the use of Docker containers and Kubernetes.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
