Summer 2025 Application Engineering Intern – Optics | Ansys – Zemax

 Requisition #: 15020

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

Join the Ansys Student Internship Program to apply your education to solve real world problems, advance career skills, and experience work at Ansys. This position is part of the Ansys Customer Excellence (ACE) team, focused on Optics. You will use Ansys products to create and apply Ansys simulation solutions in a variety of optics-related industries. As an intern, you will work with multi-disciplinary teams to complete important projects and advance your knowledge in the field. You will network with other interns and Ansys global leaders. At the end of the internship, you will present your work to your peers and manager. The internship will run from May 2025 through August 2025.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop technical expertise in at least one Ansys Optics product: Lumerical, Speos, Zemax.
• Create new simulation methodologies, troubleshoot problem set-ups, run simulation benchmarks, and update industry best practices pertaining to modeling and simulation of engineered products & processes.
• On an as-needed basis, support the team by conducting demonstrations, webinars, online training, and other meetings.
• Collaborate with the Ansys product development teams to translate customer requirements into exciting new product features; test new releases of Ansys products on industrial problems.
• Assist in reviewing and updating online tutorial content.
• Write detailed technical reports and present results to global Ansys teams.
• Network within the Ansys Customer Excellence team to learn various job functions such as pre-sales support, post-sales technical support, consulting services, etc.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• Required education and degree type: Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering, Optical Sciences, Applied Physics or related field.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA in graduate studies, or 3.5 in undergraduate.
• Logical problem-solving, strong interpersonal and communication skills; fluent in writing and speaking English.
• Demonstrated experience with optical modeling tools (e.g. Ansys Zemax OpticStudio, Ansys Speos, Synopsys CodeV, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Currently enrolled as an engineering graduate student (M.S. or Ph.D.) in an accredited United States university. Ph.D. students should be entering third year or beyond of their program.
• Experience with programming in Matlab, Python, Mathematica, C++, or C#.
• Experience with programming repositories such as GitHub or Mercurial.
• Experience in customer-facing and leadership roles.
• Proficient in developing learning plans and teaching in technical settings.
• Knowledge of CAD packages such as SolidWorks, NX, Catia.

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.).

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.