Synopsys Inc

Senior R&D Engineer

Synopsys Inc$100K — $130K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PhD in Mechanical, Structural, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; 1-year relevant experience.
  • Master's degree in a related field; 3 years of relevant experience; or Bachelor's with 5 years of experience.
  • Experience in contact mechanics and transient dynamics.
  • Proven experience in large-scale commercial software development.
  • Proficient in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and scripting languages like Python and C/C++.
  • Familiarity with finite element coding and GPU acceleration techniques.

Responsibilities

  • Enhance algorithms for non-linear solution procedures and contact mechanics.
  • Conduct R&D on GPU acceleration for finite element analysis.
  • Improve performance and memory efficiency for HPC environments.
  • Design, code, test, and maintain software components and systems.
  • Contribute across the full software stack, including API design and parallel programming.
  • Perform bug verification, release testing, and beta support.
  • Participate in software planning, architecture discussions, and research activities.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages.
  • Financial benefits including annual bonuses and equity options.
  • Discretionary bonuses based on performance.
  • Work-from-home flexibility anywhere in the U.S.
Full Job Description
Descriptions & Requirements

Job Description and Requirements

SUMMARY

ANSYS, Inc. seeks Senior R&D Engineer to work in Canonsburg, PA, and various unanticipated locations. Telecommuting permitted from anywhere within the US

RESPONSIBILITIES

Improve and enhance our Non-Linear solution procedure, Non-linear transient dynamics, and contact mechanics algorithms. Perform R&D in GPU acceleration for nonlinear finite element analysis procedure including contact modeling. Work on the performance improvement and memory reduction under HPC environments. Design, code, test, document, implement, and maintain software components and systems. Comfortable contributing to (and learning where necessary) anywhere within the full software stack (API design, database implementation, parallel programming, etc.). Perform moderately complex bug verification, release testing and beta support. Investigate problems discovered by QA or product support and develop solutions. Work under the general supervision of a development manager. Participate in planning, architecture, and research.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• PhD or foreign equivalent in Mechanical, Structural, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field of study, one (1) year of experience in a related position.
• Alternate Acceptable Education and Work Experience Requirement: Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical, Structural, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field of study, and three (3) years of experience in a related position; or a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical, Structural, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field of study and five (5) years of experience in a related position.
• Work experience or academic coursework must have included:
• Experience with contact mechanics, transient dynamics, and finite element coding experience
• Experience delivering high-quality products in a large-scale commercial software development environment
• Knowledge and commercial experience with object-oriented design, scripting languages, data structures and algorithms
• Experience with Python and C/C++, and Fortran

In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request. The base salary range for this role is across the U.S.

About Synopsys Inc

Synopsys, Inc. is an American electronic design automation company that focuses on silicon design and verification, silicon intellectual property and software security and quality. Products include logic synthesis, behavioral synthesis, place and route, static timing analysis, formal verification, hardware description language (SystemC, SystemVerilog/Verilog, VHDL) simulators, as well as transistor-level circuit simulation. The simulators include development and debugging environments which assist in the design of the logic for chips and computer systems.
Learn more about Synopsys Inc
Size
16,361 employees
Market Cap
$48.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$722.6 million
Founded
1986
5 Year Trend
+13.3%
Revenue
$3.8 billion
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