Position Summary:

At Plaxis (a Bentley Systems company), we design and offer software and services for geotechnical engineering. The Plaxis team is involved in applied research, product definition, software development, documentation and high-end services related to the PLAXIS software. The Research Engineer contributes to the necessary applied (analytical and numerical) research, specification, implementation, documentation, verification and validation of PLAXIS features, related to the use of the software in various practical applications in geotechnical engineering, such as dams and dikes, tunnels, foundations, excavations and underground structures.

 

Specific activities the Research Engineer is responsible for are:

• Implementation of soil/rock constitutive models.
• Implementation of advanced numerical algorithms for solving complex geo-mechanical problems.
• Elaboration of verification/validation examples/case studies in geotechnical engineering, using different analytical and numerical techniques, in combination with field- and lab test data.
• Documentation and presentation of new features, both internally and at conferences.
• Cooperation with other product development groups to provide geotechnical engineering expertise

 

Requirements:

• PhD (or MSc with >3 years of experience) in Geotechnical Engineering or strictly related field, with a proven and solid background in soil/rock mechanics.
• Experience with the implementation of constitutive models for soil/rock mechanics and/or discretization strategies (e.g. FEM or FDM) in computational geo-mechanics.
• Knowledge and proven implementation experience in C/C++ and/or Fortran programming languages.
• Communicative, analytical and didactical skills.
• Problem-solving attitude.
• Proficient in English, both written and verbal.

 

Additional preferred qualifications:

• Implementation experience in large codebases for scientific computing.
• Experience or interest in other civil engineering domains (e.g. structural, hydraulic, offshore etc.).
• Familiar with PLAXIS and other relevant commercial geotechnical software suites.
• Experience in geo-engineering, consulting and design is also appreciated.

 

What We Offer:

•    Competitive salary and benefits.

•    A challenging job in an informal and international environment.

•    Stimulating innovative and knowledge-driven work environment.

•    Being part of one of the most successful engineering software companies in the world.

•    Work following cutting-edge software engineering process according to an advanced, quality-oriented workflows with distributed version control, automated build and test environments and code reviews.

•    Excellent support and mentoring from senior team members to help you grow in your role.

 

Who We Are:

Bentley Systems is the leading global provider of software solutions to engineers, architects, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators for the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure. Bentley's MicroStation-based engineering and BIM applications, and its digital twin cloud services, advance the project delivery (ProjectWise) and the asset performance (AssetWise) of transportation and other public works, utilities, industrial and resources plants, and commercial and institutional facilities.

 

Bentley Systems employs more than 3,500 colleagues, generates annual revenues of $700 million in 170 countries, and has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions since 2012. From inception in 1984, the company has remained majority-owned by its five founding Bentley brothers. Bentley shares transact by invitation on the NASDAQ Private Market. www.bentley.com

 

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Bentley is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers for employment all qualified applications without regard to race, color, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, religion, national origin, age or any other protected characteristic.