SOLIDWORKS API Solutions Engineer

Dassault Systèmes; Waltham, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Comprehensive benefits

401K with company match

Job summary

Dassault Systèmes is seeking a Software Engineer for SOLIDWORKS API Support to join the API Support group within our R&D organization. You will work closely with customers, partners, and resellers to support the development of solutions leveraging APIs across the SOLIDWORKS portfolio.

You will combine software development, debugging, technical problem-solving, and customer collaboration to identify and resolve API issues while contributing to ongoing API capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline required; Master’s or PhD preferred.
• 3-6 years of relevant work experience.
• Strong programming knowledge with C++.
• Working knowledge of MFC and COM technologies.
• Experience with C#, Visual Basic (VB), .NET Framework, OLE, and/or ActiveX is preferred.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and software architecture.
• Experience developing, integrating, or supporting APIs/SDKs.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with CAD or SOLIDWORKS is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to partners, resellers, and customers developing solutions using SOLIDWORKS APIs.
• Troubleshoot and debug SOLIDWORKS and partner-developed source code to identify and resolve issues.
• Investigate reported software problems and document findings for internal reproduction and correction.
• Validate software fixes to ensure resolution without side effects.
• Document technical solutions and best practices for the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base.
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to identify API enhancement opportunities.
• Develop specifications for selected API enhancements with stakeholders.
• Create and execute test plans for new API functionality.
• Develop sample applications and code examples demonstrating API usage.
• Review and validate online Help and technical documentation for SOLIDWORKS APIs.
• Collaborate within the software development team to meet milestones and deliver high-quality solutions.

Skills

C++

MFC

COM technologies

C#

VB / .NET

ActiveX

Object-oriented programming

API development

Debugging

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Master’s degree or PhD preferred

Tools

SOLIDWORKS

SDKs

Job description

Dassault Systèmes is seeking a Software Engineer for SOLIDWORKS API Support to join the API Support group within our R&D organization. You will work closely with customers, partners, and resellers to support the development of solutions leveraging APIs across the SOLIDWORKS portfolio.

You will combine software development, debugging, technical problem-solving, and customer collaboration to identify and resolve API issues while contributing to ongoing API capabilities.