R&D Verification Engineer II – Remote (Canada)

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 assesses how well the product meets customer needs, both in terms of functionality and usability, using physic 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

• Specify and write test cases, create, modify and update existing tests, write and maintain test scripts
• Perform functional, regression and performance testing in automated and/or manual test environments and investigate possible causes of problems
• Verify defect fixes and write software defect reports
• Create test plans, participate in defect management and testing metrics
• 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
• Efficiently handle numerous projects simultaneously

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• MS in Optical Engineering or directly related field with 2+ years of industry experience
• 2+ years OpticStudio experience
• 1+ years using a modern programming language for computational analysis and/or modeling (Python preferred)
• 1+ years of industrial experience designing, building, and/or testing optical products
• Good communication and interpersonal skills (conversational English skills are required)

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Technical knowledge and experience with OpticStudio and the OpticStudio Application Programming Interface (ZOS-API)
• Solid foundation in optical physics
• Understanding of how engineers and scientists use software tools to design optical products
• Experience in a large-scale commercial software testing and verification environment
• Ability to learn quickly and to collaborate with others in a geographically distributed team
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail with an ability to distill problems down to their simplest form