You communicate technical concepts clearly and enjoy working across disciplines. Whether you are discussing requirements with simulation experts, designing user interfaces, writing documentation, or collaborating with software engineers, you focus on creating products that make advanced technology accessible and productive.
At Synopsys, you will help shape the future of QuantumATK by developing platform capabilities, user experiences, and AI-driven workflows that enable researchers and engineers to solve increasingly complex materials and semiconductor challenges.
What You'll Be Doing
Design and develop platform capabilities that improve how users interact with QuantumATK
Build and maintain production-quality software in Python with a focus on reliability, usability, maintainability, and performance
Develop graphical user interface components and workflows that make advanced simulation capabilities easier to discover and use
Create AI-powered and agent-based workflows that help automate simulation setup, execution, analysis, and interpretation
Integrate modern AI technologies, including large language models and intelligent assistants, into scientific software products
Collaborate with domain experts to translate scientific requirements into scalable software solutions
Improve workflow orchestration, automation, and interoperability across simulation tools and data sources
Contribute to architecture discussions and technical roadmaps for the QuantumATK platform
The Impact You Will Have
Help researchers and engineers become more productive by simplifying complex simulation workflows
Enable broader adoption of advanced simulation technologies through intuitive tools and user experiences
Shape how AI and intelligent agents are used within scientific and engineering workflows
Improve the usability, reliability, and scalability of QuantumATK as a platform
Bridge scientific expertise and software engineering, ensuring that advanced capabilities remain both powerful and accessible
Influence the future direction of scientific computing workflows within Synopsys products
Help transform expert-level simulation software into tools that can be effectively used by a wider engineering audience
What You'll Need
PhD in theoretical physics, computational chemistry, materials science, computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience
Strong practical experience with atomic-scale simulation methods such as molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo, electronic structure methods, machine-learned potentials, or related approaches
Strong software development skills in Python including experience developing software that is used by others.
Experience designing, maintaining, or contributing to larger software systems rather than only standalone research code
Excellent communication skills and experience writing technical documentation, tutorials, scientific reports, or publications
Interest in AI, automation, agentic systems, or intelligent user experiences
Experience developing graphical user interfaces for scientific or engineering applications and familiarity with QuantumATK is a plus.
The Team You'll Be Part Of
You will join the QuantumATK development team in Copenhagen, a group of world-leading experts in atomic-scale simulations who build and maintain the QuantumATK platform. The team combines deep scientific expertise with serious software engineering, and your work will contribute directly to a product used by researchers and engineers across the semiconductor and materials industries.
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.
