R&D Verification Engineer - Remote (Canada)

Requisition #: 16710

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 helps to assess how well the product meets customer needs, both in terms of functionality and usability, using physics 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

• Perform functional and regression testing in manual and automated test environments
• Verify defect fixes and write software defect reports
• 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
  
  

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements And Experience

• BS in Optical Engineering or directly related field
• 1+ years of OpticStudio experience
• Good communication and interpersonal skills (conversational English skills are required)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications And Skills

• BS with 1-3 years of experience or MS
• Solid foundation in optical physics
• Familiar with software validation and testing
• 1+ years of experience using Python (and/or MATLAB) for computational analysis and/or modeling
• Industrial experience designing, building, and/or testing optical products
• Technical knowledge and experience with the OpticStudio Application Programming Interface (ZOS-API)
• Ability to learn quickly and to collaborate with others in a geographically distributed team
• Passion for the customer and product quality and a strong attention to detail
• Strong problem-solving skills 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
• Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately
• Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve
• Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger
  
  

Our Actions

• We commit to audacious goals
• We work seamlessly as a team
• We demonstrate mastery
• We deliver outstanding results
  
  

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. Ready to feel inspired? Check out some of our recent customer stories, here and here .

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.