R&D Engineer II

4 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Ansys Full time

Ansys creates world-changing software used by leading companies such as NASA, SpaceX, Nvidia, Airbus, Boeing, Philips, Rolls Royce, Seagate and over a thousand universities. Our products help power the advancement of cutting-edge industries such as autonomous vehicles, sustainable transportation, advanced semiconductors, life-saving medical devices, satellite systems and the space industry.

We offer a position working on Ansys Granta MI, an application suite that plays a critical role in helping businesses manage their materials knowledge and select appropriate materials for their products. Engineers always strive to design better solutions, and in today’s world that means considering sustainability and environmental impacts as well as product performance. Ansys Granta MI allows engineers and designers to make smarter decisions about the materials they use and enables them to create products that are safer, use fewer resources, and can be more effectively recycled.

Our team is responsible for developing and maintaining the Granta MI application suite, including

  • Understanding our customers’ use cases and designing new features to satisfy these in the best way possible
  • Working independently and with other team members to implement, test and validate new functionality and troubleshoot issues
  • Expanding the capabilities of the core of the software, including developing new APIs and ensuring that the software is performant
  • Understanding how our applications are deployed in customer installations and integrated with other enterprise software

You’ll be a good fit if

  • You love learning and using multiple technologies, are proficient with C#, and have a proven track record of working on large .NET applications
  • You understand the full development stack, from UIs through to database engines. (Experience of web and API development would be useful, as would a knowledge of SQL and Python, and cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure)
  • You have an instinct for ensuring and enhancing product performance and future maintainability
  • You are happy to turn your hand to a range of activities, including troubleshooting CI and automated test issues
  • You enjoy working with users and product management to properly understand the problem domain and translate these understandings into a great product

We are a great place to work

We are excited to be named one of the Best Places to Work thanks to our employee feedback. You will have the freedom to choose how you work, whether that’s at home, in our offices or a mix between the two. We offer a range of benefits including a 24/7 GP Service with Private Medical Care, an Annual Bonus, 25 Days Holiday (increasing to 30 over the first 5 years).



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