Lead deep learning r&d engineer - remote f/m

Requisition #: 15227

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 / Role Purpose The SimAI platform is a SaaS AI-based technology that brings unprecedented speed, innovation, and accessibility to simulation. It is built on proprietary Deep Learning algorithms at the forefront of AI. With Ansys SimAI, users can train AI models using simulation results and reliably predict the performance of complex problems in minutes instead of hours or days. It empowers users to make faster decisions, iterate more quickly, and ultimately drive faster innovation.

The Lead R&D Engineer will lead a team of ML Engineers to develop new features for the SimAI product. The scope of the position includes everything from designing and training cutting-edge models to developing robust production code. The Lead R&D Engineer's time will be divided between owning the technical roadmap, mentoring junior team members, and performing operational work.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
* Leads the creation of architectures for neural networks tailored to specific tasks, such as image recognition, natural language processing, or speech recognition
* Leads planning, architecture, or research at a project level
* Coordinates product design and development activities requiring extensive analysis in areas such as user experience, software design and solver research. Acts as a technical reference within a group or product
* Develops and employs best practices and maintains them through technical reviews and mentoring
* Performs complex bug verification, release testing and beta support across multiple products. Research problems discovered by QA or product support and develops solutions, collaborating with the QA/support team
* Researches and understands the marketing requirements for products, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues. May work with strategic customers or proxies to assess needs and develop solutions
* Operates without direct supervision and may function as a team leader, project manager, or software architect
* May be responsible for line management of a small technical team but primary duties are of an individual technical nature
Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience
* BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 8 years' experience, MS with 6 years' experience, or PhD with 4 years' experience
* Significant experience with Python, Deep Learning libraries and MLOps tooling
* Proven track record of crafting robust and efficient code
* Proven track record of developing Deep Learning models for commercial software
* Experience in leading technical teams
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
* Excellent technical knowledge and commercial experience applying AI and Deep Learning techniques to CAE, namely geometry handling, numerical simulation and methods
* Experience leading projects and delivering high-quality products in a large-scale commercial software development environment
* Ability to translate business needs into development plans
* Ability to overcome obstacles and drive projects to completion
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to work collaboratively across teams and geographies, and to mentor junior developers
At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: the commitments to our stakeholders, the behaviors of how we work together, and the actions of how we deliver results. Together as ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement.

Our Commitments:
* Amaze with innovative products and solutions
* Make our customers incredibly successful
* Act with integrity
* Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper
Our Values:
* Adaptability: Be open, welcome what's next
* Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately
* Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve
* Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger
Our Actions:
* We commit to audacious goals
* We work seamlessly as a team
* We demonstrate mastery
* We deliver outstanding results
INCLUSION IS AT OUR CORE
We believe diverse thinking leads to better outcomes. We are committed to creating and nurturing a workplace that fuels this by welcoming people, no matter their background, identity, or experience, to a workplace where they are valued and where diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging thrive.

WELCOME WHAT'S NEXT IN YOUR CAREER AT ANSYS

At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary leaders across the globe. Collectively we strive to change the world with innovative technology and transformational solutions. With a prestigious reputation in working with well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high - met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head on. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology, empowering our customers to turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at a lower cost.

At Ansys, it's about the learning, the discovery, and the collaboration. It's about the "what's next" as much as the "mission accomplished." And it's about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can, and do impact real people in real ways. All this is forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy, and ethics.

CREATING A PLACE WE'RE PROUD TO BE
Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a member of the NASDAQ-100. We are proud to have been recognized for the following more recent awards, although our list goes on: Newsweek's Most Loved Workplace globally and in the U.S., Gold Stevie Award Winner, America's Most Responsible Companies, Fast Company World Changing Ideas, Great Place to Work Certified (Belgium, China, Greece, France, India, Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and U.K.).

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Ansys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

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