UX Designer

Requisition #:16970

Ansys is now a part of Synopsys. Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) accelerates technology innovation from silicon to systems. Catalyzing the era of pervasive intelligence, we deliver design solutions, from electronic design automation to silicon IP, to system design and multiphysics simulation and analysis. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.

Summary / Role Purpose

The User Experience Designer creates easy and delightful experiences for users of Ansys products and services. The 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. 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 introductory role, intended to expose the UX professional to many aspects of their UX careers.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, and evaluates components of cutting-edge user interfaces
• Creates, evaluates, and modifies prototypes to support evolving software application development
• Assists and independently analyzes findings of usability studies and user research to create reports based on findings
• Creates iconography and other in-application widgets with behaviors
• Surveys competition for key-takeaways and critical functionality
• Works under the close supervision

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• BS or BA inHuman-Computer Interaction, Design Engineering, or Industrial Design
• Experience with Design tools such as Figma, Adobe tools such as Photoshop / Illustrator
• Experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD)/Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) in any form

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Particular Experience with:
  
  
  
  • Modeling and simulation applications:SpaceClaim, Creo, Solidworks, Fusion360 / Inventor, or Rhino, and any ANSYS products
  • UX design and collaboration tools:Figma, Adobe Illustrator,AfterEffects, MS Excel, Powerpoint and Word
  • Tools & technologies for UI implementation:Visual Studio, WPF, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  
  
  
  

• Ability to:

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  • Smoothly iterate on designs, taking direction, adjusting, and re-focusing towards a converged design
  • Organize deliverables for future reflection and current investigations
  • Communicate succinctly and professionally via email, chat, remote meetings, usability evaluations, etc.
  • Learn new tools for rapid prototyping
  
  
  
  

Rewards and Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.

At Ansys, part of Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.