Software Development Student Placement

Summary / Role Purpose

This Student Industrial placement position is available for 12 months or 3 months. The position is only available for current university students eligible to work in the UK.

The aim of this position is to give the student relevant industrical experience as a member of the software development team developing the Ansys Motor-CAD multiphysics software product and supporting systems.

In this role, the Intern Student will collaborate with a team of expert professionals to design and implement new software features.

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. Researches problems discovered by QA or product support and develops solutions
• Works under the close supervision of a development manager

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• Undergraduate in Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Experience of software development or computational numerical analysis
• Strong aptitude in Physics and Mathematics

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Experience with Python, C++ or Matlab
• Basic understanding of the software development process
• An understanding of electromagnetics and thermal principles
• Knowledge of electric motors and their applications
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to learn quickly and to collaborate with others in a geographically distributed team