Summary / Role PurposeThe R&D Engineer II for foundry support contributes to the support of Ansys products enablement with worldwide foundries. In this role, the R&D engineer II will collaborate with a team of expert professionals to understand foundry technology requirements and accomplish solution enablement objectives.Key Duties and ResponsibilitiesPerforms moderately complex development activities, including the design, implementation, maintenance, testing and documentation of software modules and sub-systemsUnderstands and employs best practicesPerforms moderately complex bug verification, release testing and beta support for assigned products. Researches problems discovered by QA or product support and develops solutionsUnderstands the marketing requirements for a product, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issuesUnderstand foundry technology requirement, defining spec and work with RD to enable the solution.Support foundry technology collaboration with Ansys solution, including certification, reference flow, and mutual customer supportWorks under the general supervision of a development managerMinimum Education/Certification Requirements and ExperienceBS in Engineering, microelectronics, mechnical, or related field with 1-3 years' experience or MSWorking experience with EDA solution, EDA companies, semiconductor design companies, semiconductor foundries.Preferred Qualifications and SkillsTechnical knowledge and experience with ASIC design flow, VLSI, RC extraction, device simulation, and/or CAD engineering.Experience with Ansys tools, is a plus, but is not required.Expertise in scripting languages like python, perl, TCL desiredGood communication and interpersonal skillsAbility to learn quickly and to collaborate with others in a geographically distributed team.Experience in 3DIC or system-level thermal/stress simulation is a plus.
