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[Apply on Cadence Design’s careers site →](https://cadence.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Careers/job/HOME-CHINA/Software-Engineer-II--Postprocessing-_R56796-1) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Cadence Design](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cadence-design/) / Software Engineer II (Postprocessing) ## Job description At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. ### Position Summary We are seeking a Software Engineer II focused on CAE post-processing to contribute to the development and delivery of capabilities for MSC Apex and related simulation result workflows. Working with guidance from senior engineers, this role will implement, test, debug, and maintain features related to solver result interpretation, result data management, contouring, XY plotting, animation, result probing, derived result calculations, reporting, validation, and handling of engineering simulation datasets. This opportunity is well suited to an early-career software engineer or a recent master’s graduate with strong fundamentals, relevant academic or project experience, and an interest in CAE and scientific software development. ### Key Responsibilities - Develop, test, debug, and maintain assigned CAE post-processing capabilities for engineering simulation products, with attention to result accuracy, performance, robustness, usability, and maintainability. - Contribute to solver result reading, result case management, contour plots, XY plotting, animation, result probing, min/max extraction, derived result calculations, result comparison, and report generation. - Implement and validate support for scalar, vector, tensor, transient, modal, frequency-domain, and load-step-based result data with guidance from experienced team members. - Participate in design discussions, code reviews, debugging, performance analysis, testing, and implementation planning for assigned components. - Investigate and resolve well-defined result interpretation issues, plotting errors, result synchronization problems, solver output discrepancies, performance bottlenecks, and customer-reported defects, escalating complex issues as appropriate. ### Required Qualifications Education - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Engineering, Computer-Aided Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related engineering discipline. ### Experience - Bachelor’s degree with approximately 2–4 years of relevant software engineering experience, or a relevant master’s degree with little to no professional experience. - Foundational understanding of software development principles, data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, debugging, testing, and maintainable code. - Academic, internship, research, or professional exposure to CAE, simulation, scientific computing, engineering data processing, visualization, or related technical domains. - Familiarity with CAE post-processing concepts such as result cases, contouring, XY plotting, animation, result probing, scalar/vector/tensor data, coordinate systems, units, or result transformations is desirable. - Programming experience in C++ gained through coursework, research, internships, personal projects, or professional software development. - Ability to implement well-defined software components, write unit or regression tests, diagnose defects, and learn an established production codebase with guidance. - Exposure to solver output formats, transient or frequency-domain results, numerical methods, visualization, or data-intensive applications is a plus. - Experience with CAE products or simulation platforms such as MSC Apex, Patran, Adams, Nastran, Marc, Abaqus, ANSYS, HyperWorks, ParaView, Tecplot, or equivalent technologies is preferred but not required. - Familiarity with AI-assisted software development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar tools for coding, review, documentation, or engineering workflows is preferred. ### Technical Skills - Working proficiency in C++ and a sound understanding of object-oriented programming, data structures, algorithms, memory management, and modern software development practices. - Basic knowledge of CAE result concepts, including result cases, load steps, time steps, modes, scalar/vector/tensor quantities, coordinate systems, units, transformations, averaging, extrapolation, or derived results. - Academic, project, internship, or professional experience with one or more post-processing features such as contouring, XY plotting, animation, result probing, min/max extraction, result comparison, report generation, or automated validation. - Exposure to visualization frameworks or technologies such as VTK, OGRE, OpenGL, ParaView, Tecplot, Qt graphics/view frameworks, or equivalent technologies is preferred. - Development experience on Windows or Linux through coursework, research, internships, personal projects, or professional work; familiarity with build systems and source control is expected. - Ability to use debuggers, logs, stack traces, tests, and diagnostic tools to investigate software defects; exposure to Visual Studio Debugger, GDB, LLDB, or similar tools is beneficial. - Familiarity with automated testing and scripting, preferably Python, for regression testing, numerical validation, solver result comparison, benchmark models, or related engineering workflows. ### Soft Skills - Strong communication and collaboration skills. - Problem-solving and analytical thinking. - Ability to work independently and in a team environment. - Strong organizational and time-management skills.N/A We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 12, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 18, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 6 days - Location: Home China +1 more - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Cadence Design’s careers site →](https://cadence.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Careers/job/HOME-CHINA/Software-Engineer-II--Postprocessing-_R56796-1) ## More jobs at Cadence Design ### [Lead Software Engineer (Framework)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cadence-design/jobs/bb2ff3772575e215760d/) Home China +1 more ### [Lead Software Engineer (Geometry)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cadence-design/jobs/6a8fce08b9b2cbdecdda/) Home China +1 more ### [Lead Software Engineer (Graphics)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cadence-design/jobs/f36ee60ef7f5374a7ed8/) Home China +1 more ### [Lead Software Engineer (Postprocessing)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cadence-design/jobs/7060123db7314d7860eb/) Home China +1 more ### [Lead Software Engineer (Preprocessing)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cadence-design/jobs/8927f390ec1287689788/) Home China +1 more ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Full Stack Software Engineer II and Senior Software Engineer- Microsoft Security - Multiple roles](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/ce8bde6800315a9405e1/) Microsoft · Israel, Multiple Locations ### [Lead Software Engineer, Software Defined Storage](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sandisk/jobs/82c3291c960f66baa772/) Sandisk ### [Staff Software Test Engineer/Software Test Lead](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific/jobs/457bdc55eab7538b5b89/) Thermo Fisher Scientific · Singapore ### [Staff Software Engineer – Host & Secure Compute Software - Cork, Ireland](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/qualcomm/jobs/d5d830fb764fadb851b4/) Qualcomm · Cork, Ireland ### [Software Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Apps) 3-6 years - Artifactory](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sandisk/jobs/14f1b9e58a1e3e67456f/) Sandisk OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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