Requisition #:15363 Our Mission: Powering Innovation That Drives Human Advancement When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys. Innovate With Ansys, Power Your Career. SUMMARY Join Ansys Optics as a valued collaborator. At Ansys, you will help empower the world's most innovative companies to design and deliver transformational products that drive and enhance human life and advancement. As an Optics R&D Engineer, you will contribute technical knowledge and improvements to the best and broadest optical simulation suite which engineers use to solve the most complex design challenges. In this Optics R&D Engineer position, you will conduct research, create prototypes, and design solutions that inform the team's decision-making. Additionally, you will evaluate our optics products to provide recommendations for improving or delivering new modeling workflows to enhance Ansys' customer experience. These activities are key to helping develop our industry-leading simulation software. Therefore, as a collaborator, you will work on various impactful projects to help maintain, advance, and accelerate Ansys products and technologies that are used around the world. At Ansys, you can grow your career while delivering meaningful impact to human lives and technology. The position could be a remote role or be located at an Ansys office either in the United States of America, and you will collaborate with the global Ansys Optics team. If interested, our inclusive and diverse team seeks candidates eager to improve optical design tools for the next generation of optics. RESPONSIBILITIES Perform moderately complex development activities that may require analysis in areas including optical engineering, user experience, software design, and solver research. The activities include identifying requirements, defining specifications, designing, testing, and documenting optical modeling software modules and subsystems. Learn, understand, and implement best practices. Performs moderately complex optics solver verification, release testing, and beta support for assigned products and solvers. Research problems discovered by Quality Assurance or Ansys Customer Excellence teams (product support). Specifies solutions and the path forward to resolution. Identify, understand, and address the market requirements for a product, including target environment, performance criteria, and competitive issues. Collaborate with other Ansys teams and engineers. Clearly communicate results to geographically distributed multi-disciplinary teams and technical managers. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS BS in Optical Sciences, Engineering, Physics, or related field with 2 years' experience or MS. 2+ years of experience in optical system design and analysis using commercial ray tracing software such as Ansys Zemax OpticStudio, Code V, Ansys Speos, FRED, etc. Working experience with programming with C++, C#, MATLAB, Python, or similar. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience in software development is a plus. Experience leading and reporting on projects from the concept phase until delivery. Technical knowledge and experience with optical engineering, including optical modeling, design, fabrication, testing, and/or building of optical systems. Excellent problem-solving skills. Experience in a large-scale commercial software development environment is a plus. Excellent writing and ver