Senior Application Engineer - Functional Safety (m/f/d) - REMOTE

Senior Application Engineer - Functional Safety (m/f/d) - REMOTE

Date: Apr 10, 2025

Company: Ansys

Requisition #: 16569

Our Mission: Powering Innovation That Drives Human Advancement

When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys.

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Summary / Role Purpose

The Senior Application Engineer (m/f/d) is responsible for leveraging advanced-level functional safety knowledge and relationships to help customers solve complex safety process problems using Ansys software and to support regional accounts with significant impact on software revenue. The role encompasses all the technical support of our customers, the provision of technical credibility in supporting sales campaigns and the delivery of professional services in customer engagements.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Apply advanced safety process expertise and knowledge of functional safety and cyber security standards to provide highest level technical support to customers and Channel Partners, ensuring high-quality, timely customer service that results in improved customer satisfaction and productivity.
• Own the customer problems, proactively engage with selected accounts to provide comprehensive functional safety and security solutions. Work independently and contribute to all technical activities throughout the sales opportunity lifecycle, interact with customers to understand their process and functional safety needs and articulate Ansys’ value proposition.
• Instruct intermediate and/or advanced training classes. Scope and deliver professional services for projects which might include collaborative work with other field engineers in the same or different disciplines.
• Gather customer requirements to support the improvement of Ansys software and collaborate with the Ansys product development teams to translate customer requirements into new product capabilities. Test new releases on industrial problems.
• Participate in internal corporate initiatives to share knowledge and to create best practices, inside the discipline and cross-disciplines.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• Required education and degree type: MS in Functional Safety Engineering, Electrical Engineering/Computer Science or related field.
• 3 years of experience as functional safety engineer or functional safety manager in a relevant industry domain.
• Knowledge of relevant safety and/or security standards such as but not limited to ARP4761, ISO26262, IEC 61508, EN 50128/EN50657, MIL-STD-882, ISO 21434.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to facilitate and conduct webinars and presentations to customers and to large conference audiences.
• Ability to work on multiple projects which are complex in nature and across diverse teams and locations.
• Demonstrated skills in writing and presenting in fluent English.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of time.
• Strong ability to self-organize and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Ability to work independently in front of customers but also in a team-centric environment.
• Goal and result-driven mindset.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Knowledge of Ansys functional safety and security solutions (Ansys medini analyze).
• Additional preferred requirements for the specific position being advertised: Experience using a specific Ansys software? Experience on a specific application/industrial field inside the engineering discipline? Additional language?
• Demonstrated ability to understand business requirements and translate these into an execution plan that delivers value and meets business goals.
• Preferred education and years of professional experience in an engineering software environment: BS+3, MS or PhD.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of time.

At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: our commitments to stakeholders, our values that guide how we work together, and our actions to deliver results. As ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement.

VALUES IN ACTION

Ansys is committed to powering the people who power human advancement. We believe in creating and nurturing a workplace that supports and welcomes people of all backgrounds; encouraging them to bring their talents and experience to a workplace where they are valued and can thrive.

Our culture is grounded in our four core values of adaptability, courage, generosity, and authenticity. Through our behaviors and actions, these values foster higher team performance and greater innovation for our customers.

We’re proud to offer programs, available to all employees, to further impact innovation and business outcomes, such as employee networks and learning communities that inform solutions for our globally minded customer base.

WELCOME WHAT’S NEXT IN YOUR CAREER AT ANSYS

At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary leaders across the globe. Collectively, we strive to change the world with innovative technology and transformational solutions.

Ansys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.