Summer 2025 Optics Intern | Ansys – Zemax

 Requisition #: 15015

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 engineering problems using industry-leading optics design/simulation software, advance career skills and experience work at Ansys. The student intern will be part of the Ansys Customer Excellence team in the Optics and Photonics team. The intern will use the Ansys engineering simulation platform and products to create and apply Ansys simulation solutions in a variety of industries. The intern will get an opportunity to interact with Ansys global leaders. The internship will run for 3 months during the college summer recess.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• 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 using Speos software.
• Update Ansys training course material
• Perform literature search to locate relevant publications using Ansys or competitive products, as well as experimental data
• Write detailed technical reports and present results to Ansys teams.
• Perform Field Testing based on new feature developments.
• Network within the Ansys Customer Excellence team to learn various job functions such as presales support, post sales technical support, consulting services, etc.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Physics, or other technical discipline
• Currently enrolled as an engineering student (B.S., M.S. or Ph.D.) in an accredited American university. Ph.D. students should be entering third year or beyond of their program
• Authorized to work in America without requiring sponsorship by Ansys
• Ready to work at the advertised location without requiring relocation assistance by Ansys
• Motivated to learn. Strong problem solving, communication and time management skills
• Demonstrated skills in writing, understanding, and presenting in fluent English

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree, pursuing a Master’s or PHD in Engineering Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Physics.
• Experience with programming in C# & Python
• Experience with physics-based simulation software

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.