Open Positions & Other Opportunities at Pointwise

In addition to our ongoing search for talented people, we are actively seeking candidates the following position(s):

• Technical Support Engineer
• Software Development Engineer
• Lead Software Development Engineer
• Engineering Interns

Technical Support Engineer

Pointwise, Inc., the leading independent developer of CFD meshing software, is seeking two self-motivated and highly energetic individuals for our Technical Support Team.

Responsibilities

In this customer-facing position you will have a primary role in ensuring that our customers are as effective as possible in their use of our products. As a customer advocate, you will help ensure that our products evolve to meet our customer's needs. Specific responsibilities include the following.

• Solve customer problems via phone and email.
• Instruct our customers in the use of our products (including development of training materials).
• Write product documentation.
• Generate meshes and scripts for benchmarks and quality assurance testing.

Abilities/Education/Experience

Requirements for this position include:

• an MS in engineering or a related field
• experience with grid generation and/or computational fluid dynamics (experience with Pointwise and/or Gridgen is a plus)
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident (due to the requirement to handle ITAR-controlled customer data)

Beneficial qualifications include:

• the ability to work independently
• the ability to function as part of a team
• familiarity with Windows, Linux, Mac OS and Tcl/Tk

Submit Your Resume By Email

Send your resume by e-mail to jobs@pointwise.com and refer to the Technical Support Engineer job posting.

Software Development Engineer

Pointwise, Inc., the leading independent developer of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) meshing software, has an immediate opening on our Development Team for a software engineer/programmer to work on our flagship product, Pointwise. This product encompasses technologies across the fields of mesh generation, CFD, computer science, interface design, applied mathematics, numerical geometry and algorithms, data exchange and many more.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining components of our next-generation CFD meshing software. We work collaboratively on architecture and design issues, but you will be given as much independence on the implementation as you can handle. Specific technologies you will work with include:

• Object-oriented software design and implementation using C++
• User interface design and implementation using Qt
• 3D graphics design and implementation using OpenGL
• Scripting language design and implementation using Tcl/Tk
• Structured grid generation technology
• Unstructured and hybrid mesh generation technology
• CAD and CFD software interfaces

Abilities/Education/Experience

Requirements for this position include:

• a B.S. in computer science, engineering, or related field
• experience developing C++ applications
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident (due to the requirement to handle ITAR-controlled customer data)

Beneficial qualifications include:

• industry experience
• an ability to work independently
• effective communication skills
• experience developing commercial software
• working knowledge of source code management tools, preferably Perforce
• familiarity with Windows, Linux, Mac, and Unix
• working knowledge of C, Tcl/Tk, OpenGL, and Qt
• experience with multi-threaded and parallel applications
• strong background in mathematics, including linear algebra and calculus
• familiarity with grid generation and/or CFD

Submit Your Resume By Email

Send your resume by e-mail to jobs@pointwise.com and refer to the Software Development Engineer job posting.

Lead Software Development Engineer

Pointwise, Inc., the leading independent developer of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) meshing software, has an immediate opening on our Development Team for a lead software engineer/programmer to work on our state-of-the-art mesh generation products. Our software products encompass technologies across the fields of computer science, interface design, applied mathematics, numerical geometry and algorithms, data exchange and many more.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for leading and participating in the design, implementation and maintenance of our CFD meshing software. You will help lead and work collaboratively with a team of developers on architecture and design issues, and work independently on the development of system components. Specific technologies you will work with include:

• Object-oriented software design and implementation using C++
• User interface design and implementation using Qt
• 3D graphics design and implementation using OpenGL
• 3D geometry creation/manipulation libraries
• Scripting language design and implementation using Tcl/Tk
• Structured grid generation technology
• Unstructured and hybrid mesh generation technology
• CAD and CFD software interfaces

Abilities/Education/Experience

Requirements for this position include:

• a B.S. or higher in computer science, engineering, or related field
• 5+ years industry experience developing commercial C++ applications
• 1+ years experience leading an application development or engineering team or project
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident (due to the requirement to handle ITAR-controlled customer data)

Beneficial qualifications include:

• an ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• effective communication skills
• working knowledge of source code management tools, preferably Perforce
• familiarity with Windows, Linux, Mac, and Unix
• working knowledge of C, Tcl/Tk, OpenGL, and Qt
• experience with multi-threaded and parallel applications
• strong background in mathematics, including linear algebra and calculus
• familiarity with grid generation and/or CFD

Submit Your Resume By Email

Send your resume by e-mail to jobs@pointwise.com and refer to the Lead Software Development Engineer job posting.

Engineering Interns

Pointwise, Inc., the leading independent developer of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) meshing software, seeks Engineering Interns for summer 2012 on both our Technical Support and Product Development teams.

Technical Support Team

In this position you will be responsible for assisting with grid generation benchmarking, research, and testing. You will generate CFD meshes using both the Pointwise and Gridgen software products and share the results our technical staff. Typical tasks may include:

• generating structured, unstructured, and hybrid meshes.
• using Windows, Linux, Mac, and Unix computers.
• working with 3D geometry of various complexity.
• writing scripts to automate meshing using our Tcl-based scripting language, Glyph.

Product Development Team

In this position you will be responsible for helping write, maintain, and enhance our software products based on customer inputs. Typical development tasks may include:

• writing/debugging C++ for the Pointwise product.
• writing/debugging Tcl-based scripts.
• performing quality assurance testing.
• automating quality assurance tests.
• writing/debugging shell scripts.

Abilities/Education/Experience

You are a candidate for one of these positions if you

• have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• are working toward a degree in engineering or related field.
• are a self motivated and highly energetic individual.
• are interested in grid generation and/or computational fluid dynamics as a career.

Submit Your Resume by Email

Email your resume to jobs@pointwise.com and refer to the Engineering Intern job posting including whether you're interested in Technical Support or Product Development.

Other Opportunities

Pointwise is always looking for good people. We seek people who have excellent communications skills (including listening, speaking, writing, and presenting), great interpersonal skills, and professional passion and self-motivation.

Do you have CFD and mesh generation experience? Are you a problem solver? Are you a good writer? Have you used Windows, Linux, Mac, and Unix computers? Do you know how to write scripts using Tcl? If so, you may be well suited for our Technical Support Team.

Do you have an analytic mind? Do you have industry experience using C++ or C? Have you used Qt, Tcl, threading, or parallel programming? If you have these skills and a degree in engineering, computer science or a related field, you may be a candidate for our Development Team.

If interpersonal skills are your strength and you prefer helping find the perfect match between an engineer's CFD requirements and our software tools, you may be a good fit for our Sales Team.

Do you have CFD application experience and excellent writing skills? If so, then you may be a good candidate for our marketing team.

Do you have expertise in mesh generation algorithms and techniques? Have you contributed to advanced research in computer aided design, interoperability, or gridding technology? Perhaps our Applied Research Team is where you belong.

If any of this sounds interesting, send your resume to jobs@pointwise.com and tell us how you can contribute to our team.

About Pointwise

Pointwise, Inc. is solving the top problem facing engineering analysts today - mesh generation for computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The company's Pointwise and Gridgen software generates structured, unstructured and hybrid meshes; interfaces with CFD solvers, such as ANSYS FLUENT, STAR-CD, ANSYS CFX and OpenFOAM as well as many neutral formats, such as CGNS; runs on Windows (Intel and AMD), Linux (Intel and AMD), Mac and Unix, and has scripting languages that can automate CFD meshing. Large manufacturing firms and research organizations worldwide rely on Pointwise as their complete CFD preprocessing solution.

Pointwise is an equal opportunity employer offering a medical, dental, life, and disability insurance and a 401(k) in addition to many other benefits. We are located in Fort Worth, Texas and on the internet at www.pointwise.com.