Software Developer II

Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation, helping the world’s most innovative companies deliver radically better products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, Ansys helps companies solve the most complex design challenges and engineer products limited only by imagination.

SUMMARY

We are seeking to hire a skilled Software Developer II for the development of ANSYS FLUENT turbomachinery models. The position involves the development of infrastructures and numerics related to blade-row interaction models. The incumbent will also assist in defining the technical directions in the turbomachinery area. This job requires working closely with members of the Turbomachinery method team and other ANSYS FLUENT teams to ensure the capabilities meet ANSYS’s strategic needs and our customer requirements.

RESPONSIBILITES 

The position involves developing and maintaining functionality related to the ANSYS FLUENT turbomachinery modeling capabilities.  Areas of work for this position may include improvements to existing capabilities, implementation of advanced features, and development of solver meshing-interface capabilities. Responsibilities include:

• Development of infrastructure, mesh-interfaces, and numerics for connecting rotating and stationary zones
• Development of infrastructure and meshing-interfaces, and numerics for reduced geometry modeling techniques
• Development of turbomachinery related boundary conditions and numerics
• Development of infrastructure for modeling flows on frequency-based solution methods.
• Design, development, optimization, and maintenance of features in the products, according to project requirements and established quality standards
• Design, implement, and maintain software related to meshing capabilities within CFD products.

In addition, the incumbent will optimize the developed features to achieve high performance for parallel computing.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree with experience in computational science or applied mathematics
• Excellent and demonstrated programming skills in at least one computer language (preferably C/C++)
• Willingness to learn, take the initiative and work in a team-oriented environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The following attributes are desirable:

• Advanced degree (PhD) preferred
• Experience in turbomachinery flow simulation (such as aerodynamic performance or aeromechanical or aerothermodynamic analysis)
• Familiarity with a variety of CFD solver techniques is desirable
• Knowledge in CFD conjugate heat transfer simulations
• Familiarity with various aspects of parallel and high-performance computing is a plus
• Highly motivated with a strong work ethic
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision