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Start Your Career at Altair and Make a Difference

We don’t have a secret handshake. We don’t have extra sensory perception. But we do look at the world a little differently. Actually, a lot differently. And that’s OK by us. Because we take our work seriously, putting our heart and soul into developing unique, game-changing solutions that solve our customer’s toughest challenges. We are on a path to improve our world, our future, to make a difference. Join our team and become a part of that difference.

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Why Work at Altair? It Starts with Our Values.

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Envision the Future

Do you like a challenge? Are you a complex thinker who likes to solve problems? If so, you might be the new Altairian we are searching for. At Altair, your curiosity matters. We are building a better future together.

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Communicate Honestly and Broadly

We pride ourselves on a business culture that enables open communication, creative thinking, and we deeply value our employees and their contributions toward our customer’s success.

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Seek Technology and Business Firsts

Altairians are driven by curiosity and a deep desire to look beyond the horizon for new insights, ideas and possibilities, for our customers and ourselves.​

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Embrace Diversity and Risk-taking

Our people, affectionately referred to as Altairians, with their individual passions, talents and experience, collectively fuel the development of Altair technologies and our unwavering commitment to support our clients in making the great even greater and innovating to succeed tomorrow.



Award Winning Workplace

Top 2023 Company kununu Award
The Nation's Best and Brightest in Wellness 2022 Award
Newsweek Most Loved Workplaces 2022 Award
Top Workplaces 2022 USA Award
Inc Magazine Best Led Company 2021 Award
Newsweek Most Loved Workplaces 2021 Award
Investors Business Daily 2021 Best ESG Companies Award
The Economic Times - Best Brands of 2021 Award
Detroit Free Press Top Workplaces 2021 Award
Great Place To Work Certified USA
Great Place To Work Certified UK
Great Place To Work Certified SPAIN INDIA
Top 2022 Company kununu Award

Our Global Footprint

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3,000+

ENGINEERS,
SCIENTISTS &
CREATIVE THINKERS

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86

OFFICES IN
25 COUNTRIES

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75+

LANGUAGES
SPOKEN

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50

DIFFERENT
NATIONALITIES

What Altairians Do

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing. Help shape our next big innovation.

Create

EXPLORE

Whether an engineer or designer, IT director or data scientist, there’s an explorer in each of us. Help us create and develop the products and tools of the future for thousands of Altair customers.

GUIDE

GUIDE

From training to customer service to tech support, you will become the expert that enterprise companies, start-ups and academic programs lean on for insights and guidance. Join our team that is delivering the right training and tools to help grow their business.

ADVOCATE

ADVOCATE

Help Altair customers worldwide discover what’s next and transform their businesses with our software and services.

Explore Our Global Locations

Meet our team and connect with us. Learn about the amazing innovations we are developing worldwide. Click here for a complete listing of our locations.

UNITED STATES

With 21 locations across the United States and headquarters in Detroit, we are strategically located close to our customers and in the most innovative cities from Boston to Austin, to Silicon Valley. Together the opportunities to innovate from West Coast to East Coast are limitless.

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Altair Canada

CANADA

Recognized as two top Tech Hubs, with government investments in and support for one-of-a-kind innovations, our Toronto and Montreal offices are a hot spot for talent in North America and are recognized for our expertise in AI, big data, and other emerging technologies.

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Altair China

CHINA

China is one of the foremost leaders in today’s technology landscape. Today, we call many metropolitan cities in China home - Shanghai, Beijing, Xian, Guanzhou and Taipei. Our talented team works globally to discover continuously and advance infinitely.

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Altair France

FRANCE

As the center of Western cultural development, France offers a rich and collaborative environment fostering a culture of innovation, connectedness and social responsibility. We have offices in Paris, Grenoble, Nice, Toulouse and Lyon.​

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Altair Germany

GERMANY

Germany has been called Das Land der Dichter und Denker "the land of poets and thinkers." Today, our team is located in seven great cities throughout Germany, where our passion for developing world-class technology for our customers is top priority.

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India

An exhilarating country that attracts people worldwide for it’s historical, spiritual and natural wonders. In five cities – Pune, Chennai, Hyderbad, Delhi and Bengaluru – we provide an exciting and collaborative workplace for our energetic and talented team to help deliver innovations that make our world safer, smarter and more connected.

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Altair S. Korea

South Korea

A proven leader in developing world-class technologies, Pangyo, South Korea is home to our talented, cutting-edge team where the opportunities to be an expert in an open and collaborative environment are endless.

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Altair Spain

Spain

Multicultural and diverse, our two offices in Spain - Barcelona and Madrid – are both ranked among the best cities in the world for quality of life, safety and equality. Our collaborative environment fosters a culture of connectedness, sustainability and social responsibility.

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Altair UK

United Kingdom

The UK has always been a worldwide leader in technology, and our offices in Leamington Spa, Romsey, Edinburgh, Cambridge, London, Guildford, Manchester, and Bristol embody that innovative spirit and attract top talent worldwide, driving us to the forefront of global technology.

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Explore Our Commitment to Diversity

Building a Better Future Together

We believe that empowering each individual authentic voice encourages an entrepreneurial mindset. We’ve created a culture where our diversities and experiences are embraced and essential to our success.

ABERN

Explore Our Commitment to Diversity

Altair Black Employee Resource Network (ABERN)

The strength of the Altair brand and corporate culture is firmly rooted in diversity and inclusion. Altair’s history demonstrates a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team. ABERN is committed to actively engaging Altairians to support this goal.

ABERN

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Altair Women in Technology (WIT)

We believe that equality is not a women’s issue, it’s a business issue. Gender equality is essential for economies and communities to thrive. We are committed to doing our part to create a gender equal world through representation in the boardroom, the workplace, and our communities.

Altair is a proud supporter of organizations like AnitaB.org that drive change and cultivate brighter futures for women technologists.

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We Have Altair Pride

At Altair, we champion authentic-individuality, equality, and respect for all. Our culture commits to the advancement of diversity and belonging in our workplace and communities. Our mission strives to build and support a safe, inclusive, and equitable workplace for everyone.

We celebrate our unique voices with pride. We are Altair.

Our Benefits

Learning & Development

Learning and Development

With access to the latest training, tools and technology, our work spans multiple industries across the globe to aid your career development.

Comprehensive packages

Comprehensive Packages

We provide a total rewards package that includes salary, time-off, holidays, insurance, retirement, and employee stock purchase program.

Flexible time off

Flexible Time Off

From flex time to telecommuting, maintaining a healthy work / life balance is critical.

Social Responsibility

Social Responsibility

Our collaborative environment fosters a culture of connectedness, sustainability and social responsibility worldwide.

Wellness program

Wellness Program

We offer a variety of wellness initiatives that help keep us moving forward. Across the globe we offer onsite and virtual health visits, yoga, pilates, stretching and more!

Broad Communications

Broad Communications

We envision the future, encouraging an entrepreneurial mindset and spirit with the opportunity to communicate honestly, and broadly across the organization.

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Meet Our Leaders

As the world has gotten more complex, more competitive, and infinitely faster, our drive to help customers break through complex problems, and explore and discover on their own has never wavered.

James R. Scapa | Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
My Story

Dr. Uwe Schramm

Meet Our Leaders

With a large proportion of the engineering world working from home in 2020, Altair’s rapid COVID-19 response has helped our clients adapt and remain open for business.

Dr. Uwe Schramm | Chief Visionary Officer
About Me

Srikanth

Meet Our Leaders

The convergence of several emerging technology trends will rewrite the data analytics rulebook in terms of speed, accuracy, intelligence, and in enabling far-reaching democratization.

Srikanth "Sam" Mahalingam | Chief Technical Officer
About Me

Amy Messano

Meet Our Leaders

People are at the heart of everything we do – our employees, partners, and customers. Because of that bedrock, Altair’s culture is unique and beloved by our employees, who we refer to as Altairians. And our brand is the articulation of that culture.

Amy Messano | Chief Marketing Officer
About Me

​Gilma Saravia

Meet Our Leaders

I have seen firsthand how our values are the foundation of what is helping us thrive during this time of uncertainty. As a result, our global workforce has remained productive, engaged, and optimistic about the future.​

​Gilma Saravia | Chief People Officer
About Me

 
 
Community organizations

Community Involvement

Altair is proud to support and embrace the missions of these amazing organizations:

Empowering Customers’ Lives

Guerilla Gravity Bike

GUERILLA GRAVITY

With a mission to improve mountain biking by building a community advocating for trail access and create innovative mountain bikes at democratized price points, Altair OptiStruct helped Guerilla Gravity improve its manufacturing method to realize the most durable and lightweight high-performance bikes.

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Kogakuin University Solar Team

Kogakuin University Solar Team

With the help of Altair’s simulation solutions to reduce vehicle weight and optimize performance, Kogakuin University’s Solar Team took seventh place in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, the largest solar car race in the world.

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Andiamo Custom Leg Brace

Andiamo

Revolutionizing the Children’s Orthotics Industry, Altair’s simulation solutions allow Andiamo engineers to quickly identify pressure points that would lead pain and discomfort, providing design guidance to help solve the problem.

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