R&D Engineer

Summary / Role Purpose

The R&D Engineer contributes to the development of software and supporting systems. In this role, the R&D Engineer will collaborate with a team of expert professionals to accomplish development objectives.

The R&D Engineer will join the RedHawk-SC Research and Development team that creates state-of-the-art software for semiconductor analysis. Ansys RedHawk-SC is the proven industry leader for power noise and reliability signoff for SoC designs. RedHawk-SC enables creation of high-performance SoCs that are still power efficient and reliable against thermal, electromigration (EM) and electrostatic discharge (ESD) issues for markets such as mobile, communications, high-performance computing, automotive, and internet of things (IoT).

RedHawk-SC is a next-generation solution built on Ansys SeaScape, the world’s first custom-designed, big data architecture for electronic system design and simulation. SeaScape provides per-core scalability, flexible design data access, instantaneous design bring-up, MapReduce-enabled analytics and many other revolutionary capabilities.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs basic development activities, including the design, implementation, maintenance, testing, and documentation of software modules and sub-systems
• Learns and employs best practices
• Performs basic bug verification, release testing, and beta support for assigned products
• Research problems discovered by QA or product support and develop solutions
• Works under the close supervision of a development manager

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Experience in C or C++ with broad and deep understanding of the language
• Working knowledge of the Linux operating system
• Understanding of electronics theory

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Technical knowledge and experience with object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, linear algebra, and high-performance computing
• Basic understanding of the software development process
• Experience with the Python programming language
• Strong working knowledge of the Linux operating system
• Understanding of electronic design at gate level and/or transistor level
• Experience in solving large-scale linear systems using numerical methods
• Development, debugging and optimization of systems using distributed processing
• Power delivery network simulation for advanced semiconductor nodes
• Time-domain based large-scale circuit simulation
• Ability to learn quickly and collaborate with others in a geographically distributed team
• Ability to complete high-quality work on time

CULTURE AND VALUES

Culture and values are incredibly important to Ansys. They inform us of who we are, of how we act. Values aren’t posters hanging on a wall or about trite or glib slogans. They aren’t about rules and regulations. They can’t just be handed down the organization. They are shared beliefs – guideposts that we all follow when we’re facing a challenge or a decision. Our values tell us how we live our lives; how we approach our jobs. Our values are crucial for fostering a culture of winning for our company:

• Customer focus
• Results and Accountability
• Innovation
• Transparency and Integrity
• Mastery
• Inclusiveness
• Sense of urgency
• Collaboration and Teamwork