Senior Application Engineer I

Schneider Electric; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric in Bengaluru invites an Application Engineer – Design Simulation to own the lifecycle of design simulation tools, from deployment through retirement, ensuring availability, performance, and security.

You will manage licensing, user access, and integrations, work with remote teams, and explore AI-enabled simulation trends to drive operational excellence.

Bachelor’s or Master’s in engineering or CS with 3+ years in enterprise simulation apps is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• 3+ years of experience supporting and administering engineering or simulation apps.
• Experience with lifecycle management, ITSM, and software deployment.
• Hands-on with simulation tools such as Ansys, Altair, Autodesk, or equivalents.
• Experience with license management and enterprise deployments.
• Understand infrastructure dependencies and system integrations.
• Ability to assess upgrade impacts and risks.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end lifecycle of design simulation tools.
• Ensure availability, performance, security, and compliance.
• Manage licensing, SCCM packaging, and deployments.
• Handle user onboarding/offboarding and access control.
• Provide L2/L3 support and track incidents in ServiceNow.
• Identify opportunities to apply AI for monitoring and optimization.

Skills

Lifecycle management

IT service management

Software deployment

Simulation tools

License management

SCCM deployments

System integrations

Upgrade impact assessment

Remote collaboration

CAE tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering/CS

Tools

Ansys

Altair

Autodesk

SCCM

Job description

Application Engineer – Design Simulation

Digital Engineering and Tech Debt (DE&TD) Team is looking for a technical expert in the design simulation industry. DE&TD is a Schneider transversal department focusing on R&D applications used in the company. The position can apply expertise to set up services on simulation tools, methods, processes, and data with Schneider R&D globalwide users.

This role will be based in our Bangalore, India office.

The Design Simulation Application Engineer is accountable for the health, compliance, and performance of one or more Design Simulation tools (examples: Ansys Mechanical, Ansys Fluent, Altair HyperWorks suite, Autodesk Moldflow, SPDM Minerva, etc.).

Key Responsibilities

• Own and oversee the full application lifecycle, from deployment through retirement.
• Ensure the availability, performance, security, and compliance of assigned applications.
• Ensure compliance with Schneider Electric security, certification, data‑protection policies and practices.
• Maintain strong awareness of industry trends and emerging technologies, including AI‑driven simulation capabilities and intelligent features, to drive innovation, automation, and data‑informed decision.

Version and upgrade management

• Execute upgrades, deployments, configuration changes, and system integrations.
• Lead SCCM packaging and deployment processes to ensure timely delivery and quality assurance.
• Create SCCM packages and conduct initial checks, including vulnerability scans.
• Conduct UAT testing, beta testing, and validation to confirm that new simulation tool releases are compatible with existing systems.
• Monitor post‑deployment stability and drive resolution for issues identified in new releases.

License Management and Usage Monitoring

• Monitor simulation tool performance and ensure feature functionality, availability, SLAs, and operational KPIs.
• Investigate license denials to understand root causes, escalating to vendors when required.
• Manage license setup and provide troubleshooting for application and configuration issues.

User and Access management

• Perform user onboarding and offboarding, access management, and license support in accordance with defined guidelines.

Operational Excellence

• Perform day‑to‑day IT Owner responsibilities to ensure operational stability and service quality.
• Provide L2/L3 application support and ensure accurate incident and request tracking in ServiceNow.
• Ensure compliance with certification and cybersecurity requirements.
• Communicate results, issues and solutions to stakeholders and users.
• Identify ways to improve operations and use AI solutions to monitor application performance, availability and drive continuous optimization.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field.

• 3+ years of experience supporting and administering engineering or simulation applications in an enterprise environment.
• Understanding of application lifecycle management, IT service management, and software deployment practices.
• Hands‑on experience with simulation tools such as Ansys, Altair, Autodesk, or equivalent.
• Experience with license management, SCCM packaging, and enterprise‑scale deployments.
• Solid understanding of infrastructure dependencies, licensing models, and system integrations.
• Ability to assess upgrade impacts, risks, and technical dependencies.

Collaboration and Communication

• Proven proficiency to work effectively with remote teams across diverse cultures.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and communication, both verbal and written.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of CAE (Computer‑Aided Engineering) tools.
• Familiarity with Advanced Design Simulation solutions, Digital Twin and Digital Thread concepts and architectures.
• Exposure to AI‑enabled simulation, advanced analytics, and AI‑powered engineering workflows (e.g., copilots, semantic search, LLM‑based assistants).
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, compliance, and certification standards in enterprise IT environments is a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile product management practices.