R&D Engineer II (Meshing)

SUMMARY

The Meshing Development Unit (MDU) is seeking a R&D Engineer II, to maintain and further develop core data structures, and software infrastructure supporting development of high performance, and memory efficient code for mesh generation and geometry processing. The software development environemnt consists of a unified framework allowing specialization for different target architectures such as CPU’s and GPU’s. This role requires a background in computational geometry, geometry processing and/or discrete mathematics. Interest in operating systems, hardware architecture, and compilers are highly desirable. The background and experience in combination with the interest of the successful applicant will be considered for work assignments. This developer can expect to be engaged in all stages of the development cycle from capability planning to research and software implementation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to the development of high performance and memory efficient software products for mesh generation and geometry processing.
• Collaborate with a team of expert professionals to understand customer requirements and accomplish development objectives.
• Performs software development activities, including design, implementation, maintenance, testing and documentation.
• Understand and employ best practices.
• Investigate problems discovered by the quality assurance or product support teams and develop solutions.
• Understands market requirements, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• BS in Engineering, Computer Graphics, Computational Geometry or Mathematics, with 2 years’ experience, or MS
• Background in developing high performance and memory efficient meshing and geometry algorithms
• Working knowledge of software development
• Knowledge with Python and C/C++

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Interest in mesh generation
• Keen interest in programming and algorithm development.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Background in computational geometry and discrete geometry processing
• Exposure to discrete mathematics
• Ability to overcome obstacles
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and geographies