R&D Verification Engineer II

ANSYS, Inc.; Clarke City; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an R&D Verification Engineer, where you'll play a crucial role in ensuring software quality for cutting-edge optical simulation applications. This position offers the opportunity to work with innovative technologies and collaborate with a talented team, all while contributing to advancements that impact various industries. With a focus on both functionality and usability, you'll be at the forefront of testing and validating products that drive human advancement. If you're passionate about optical engineering and software testing, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with OpticStudio and software testing.
• MS in Optical Engineering or related field required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct software testing of ANSYS applications and verify product quality.
• Write and maintain test cases and scripts for various testing environments.

Skills

OpticStudio

Python

Software Testing

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Education

MS in Optical Engineering

Tools

Windows

Linux

Cloud

Job description

Date: Mar 13, 2025

Company: Ansys

Requisition #:16335

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 R&D Verification Engineer joins the validation team to conduct software testing of ANSYS applications such as OpticStudio and its add-in modules. This role assesses how well the product meets customer needs, both in terms of functionality and usability, using physic based optical simulation. This role also ensures that product requirements and quality standards are satisfied as per the company’s quality procedures. The individual works closely with other members of the product creation team and communicates with technical specialists on product issues. This role is eligible for remote work, though proximity to the Vancouver, BC office is preferred.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Specify and write test cases, create, modify and update existing tests, write and maintain test scripts
• Perform functional, regression and performance testing in automated and/or manual test environments and investigate possible causes of problems
• Verify defect fixes and write software defect reports
• 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, Cloud
• Effectively communicate with both scientific and programming staff
• Efficiently handle numerous projects simultaneously

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• MS in Optical Engineering or directly related field with 2+ years of industry experience
• 2+ years OpticStudio experience
• 1+ years using a modern programming language for computational analysis and/or modeling (Python preferred)
• 1+ years of industrial experience designing, building, and/or testing optical products
• Good communication and interpersonal skills (conversational English skills are required)

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Technical knowledge and experience with OpticStudio and the OpticStudio Application Programming Interface (ZOS-API)
• Solid foundation in optical physics
• Understanding of how engineers and scientists use software tools to design optical products
• Experience in a large-scale commercial software testing and verification environment
• Ability to learn quickly and to collaborate with others in a geographically distributed team
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail with an ability to distill problems down to their simplest form

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
• Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger

Our Actions:

• We commit to audacious goals
• We work seamlessly as a team

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.

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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