Summary / Role Purpose

The R&D Verification Engineer joins Ansys Government Initiatives Professional Services team to perform software testing and quality assurance on industry-leading enterprise software solutions that integrate Ansys world class simulation tools like Systems Tool Kit (STK) and Orbit Determination Tool Kit (ODTK) into custom deployments for our Federal Aerospace and Defense customers. This role uses advanced engineering and software skills to assess how well the product meets customer needs for functionality and usability and ensures that product requirements and quality standards are met. The role works closely with other members of the solution and services team and communicates with technical specialists on product issues.

The engineer will assess functionality, performance, and usability of complex space and defense modeling tools used by engineers, analysts, and mission planners. This includes verifying orbital mechanics models, satellite mission simulations, maneuver planning, and space situational awareness capabilities. The role also contributes to internal test infrastructure, automated testing processes, and tool development.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and execute test strategies, test cases and test plans for orbital mechanics and aerospace mission simulation software.
• Identify, document and track software defects, working closely with the development team to resolve them.
• Apply technical expertise and engineering background to test design and decision making
• Perform functional, regression, performance, and testing in both manual and automated environments
• Collaborate with developers and domain experts to validate algorithms and mission modeling features
• Automate test activities at the application and systems levels, focusing on space mission use cases
• Expand test coverage of aerospace-specific functionality (e.g., orbit propagation, satellite tracking, maneuver planning)