Full Job Description
Summary / Role Purpose
ANSYS is the WW leading simulation software company. Engineering simulation has become a key area of product development. It is recognized as instrumental in the digital transformation of industries: simulation and analysis tools are a key technology to accelerate design development and reduce the use of physical prototypes. With a connected product (IoT), simulation provides value through the product life cycle from requirements, design, testing, manufacturing, commissioning, operations, and maintenance.
Join the Ansys Customer Excellence team to partner with our customers to engineer enterprise-level software solutions and grow Ansys’ business. The Senior User Experience Designer creates easy and delightful experiences for users interacting with Ansys products and services. The Senior UX designer assesses the functional and content requirements of a product, develops storyboards, creates wireframes and task flows based on user needs, and produces visually detailed mockups that convey the desired look and feel for the product. A passion for visual design and familiarity with UI trends and technologies are essential in this role, enabling the UX designer to bring fresh and innovative ideas to a project. This is an advanced role, suited for individuals with a demonstrated passion for usability problem-solving and ideation in design. Work done at this level often benefits Ansys personnel and projects beyond the single Business Unit, and at this level, they have the potential and responsibility to improve functionality across the company.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Wholly plans, designs, and delivers the entire functional range of required UX projects
Demonstrates ability to take projects from ideation to delivery, incrementally improving functions continuously
Reviews and improves designs from others, including breaking logjams and compromising with stakeholders
Plans and estimates self and others’ design and implementation workloads, utilizing process accelerations and optimizations
Writes, illustrates, and contributes to design and methods patents implemented in Ansys software
Works closely with product managers, development teams, and other designers across multiple business units
Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience
BS or BA in Human-Computer Interaction, Design Engineering, Industrial Design, or BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
Required minimum years of professional experience in an engineering software environment: BS+5, MS+3, or PhD+0
Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office & CAD/CAE in any form
Experience in multiple development cycles for a software product, from ideation to shipment
Is detail-oriented and utilizes highly developed organizational skills including the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
Understanding of the software development process and ability to communicate well with software development teams
Knowledge of agile development process and best practice applied to UX design
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
Certificate in HCI
Experience with:
Proficiency in prototyping tools such as Adobe XD, Figma
Creating UX assets such as icons, style guide using Photoshop / Illustrator or any other similar tool
Good understanding of the tools & technologies for UI implementation:
Ability to:
Smoothly iterate on designs, taking direction, adjusting, and re-focusing towards a converged design
Communicate succinctly and professionally via email, chat, remote meetings, usability evaluations, etc.
Prototype rapidly using any tools available
CULTURE AND VALUES
Culture and values are incredibly important to Ansys. They inform us of who we are, of how we act. Values aren’t posters hanging on a wall or about trite or glib slogans. They aren’t about rules and regulations. They can’t just be handed down the organization. They are shared beliefs – guideposts that we all follow when we’re facing a challenge or a decision. Our values tell us how we live our lives; how we approach our jobs. Our values are crucial for fostering a culture of winning for our company:
Customer focus
Results and Accountability
Innovation
Transparency and Integrity
Mastery
Inclusiveness
Sense of urgency
Collaboration and Teamwork
WORKING AT ANSYS
At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary of leaders, collectively aiming to change the world with innovative technology and remarkable solutions. With the prestigious reputation in servicing 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. Because 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”. It’s about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can and will impact real people in real ways, forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy and ethics.
At Ansys, you will find yourself among those eager to drive the world towards the next best thing with hands planted firmly on the wheel.
Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology so our customers can turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at lower cost. As a measure of our success in attaining these goals, Ansys has been recognized as one of the world’s most innovative companies by prestigious publications such as Bloomberg Businessweek and FORTUNE magazines.
Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a component of the NASDAQ-100.
For more information, please visit us at www.ansys.com
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.
Ansys does not accept unsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of Ansys. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.