Spring 2025 Co-Op - Software Development - Mechanical (Bachelor's)

Ansys, Inc.; Canonsburg (Washington County); On-site; USD 20,664 - 34,440; Full time

Job summary

Ansys, Inc. is seeking a Student Intern to join its Mechanical team, where you will develop advanced engineering features for their flagship product. The role focuses on using C++ in a cutting-edge Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) environment, contributing to software that solves real-world engineering problems.

As a student intern, you will engage in object-oriented programming and analyze software usability. You will also get the chance to collaborate with expert professionals to enhance software design principles and features.

Qualifications

• Degree program in a relevant engineering field.
• Experience with object-oriented application features using C++.
• Exposure to scripting languages such as Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features for CAE software using C++.
• Collaborate with experts to achieve development goals.
• Investigate production code defects.

Skills

C++ programming

Object-oriented programming

Python scripting

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Computer Science, or related engineering field

Tools

Microsoft Visual Studio

SVN

GIT

Job description

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 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.