Spring 2025 Intern - Software Development (Masters)

Ansys, Inc.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 20,664 - 34,440; Full time

Job summary

Ansys, Inc. is offering a Student Internship Program to help students apply their engineering skills in a real-world setting. Interns will work on developing features for the Mechanical flagship product and gain experience in software development.

The role requires a degree in a relevant engineering field, proficiency in C++, and strong communication skills. Preferred qualifications include experience with Microsoft Visual Studio and knowledge of Finite Element Analysis. This internship offers an opportunity to collaborate with expert professionals and contribute to innovative engineering solutions.

Qualifications

• Degree program in Mechanical, Aerospace, Computer Science or related field.
• Experience with C++ programming and object-oriented design.
• Exposure to scripting languages such as Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features using object-oriented programming in CAE software.
• Collaborate with professionals to achieve development goals.
• Investigate defects in production code.

Skills

Object-oriented programming

C++

Python

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Computer Science

Tools

Microsoft Visual Studio

SVN

GIT

Job description

Overview

Join the Ansys Student Internship Program to apply your education to solve real world engineering problems, advance career skills and experience work at Ansys. The student intern will be part of the Ansys Mechanical team and will work together with the team to develop advanced engineering features in Mechanical flagship product. The intern will get an opportunity to experience how software development is done to solve engineering problems in an intuitive and integrated Mechanical environment and will contribute to advance engineering features like fracture mechanics, linear dynamics, coupled field analysis etc. The intern will also get to experience of how software design principles apply in an engineering discipline to simulate physics for next generation products.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features using object oriented programming language in state-of-the-art Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software application based on the Finite Element Method (FEA)
• Engages a network of expert professionals to collaborate and accomplish development objectives
• Investigate defects in production code.
• Develop unit tests for the developed features.
• Analyze results and improve the usability of the software.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree program in Mechanical, Aerospace, Computer Science or related engineering field
• Design and implementation of object-oriented application features using C++ programming language.
• Exposure to scripting languages such as Python or equivalent
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in using Microsoft Visual Studio and Software Configuration management tools (SVN, GIT)
• Coursework in the area of Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Knowledge of agile development methodologies
• Experience in doing research in engineering discipline like fracture mechanics, reduced order models, additive manufacturing etc or computer science domain like distributed computing, parallel programming, artificial intelligence/machine learning etc
• Knowledge of software design patterns and test-driven development

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.