Director of Structural Simulation & AI-Driven Solutions

Dassault Systèmes; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Dassault Systèmes in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Director of Structural Simulation to lead an engineering team and drive ABAQUS and 3DEXPERIENCE adoption across the High Tech sector. This role blends technical leadership with presales, business development, and team management translating customer challenges into high-value software solutions.

You will partner with account teams, deliver demos and PoCs, shape growth strategies in electronics, semiconductors, and batteries, and mentor a team of

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering focused on Structural Simulation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with account teams to deliver demonstrations, proofs-of-concept, and strategic guidance to customer engineering executives.
• Execute growth strategies across High Tech segments and represent the company at industry events.
• Manage, mentor, and recruit a team of simulation experts, optimizing resource allocation for high-value sales opportunities.
• Differentiate software solutions against competitors and communicate the value of advanced simulation and AI/ML-driven workflows.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and product teams to align go-to-market strategies with customer feedback.

Skills

Abaqus expertise

3DEXPERIENCE Platform

AI/ML in simulation

Technical presales

Software sales

Team leadership

Executive presentation skills

Education

Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Structural Simulation)

Job description

Dassault Systèmes in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Director of Structural Simulation to lead an engineering team and drive ABAQUS and 3DEXPERIENCE adoption across the High Tech sector. This role blends technical leadership with presales, business development, and team management translating customer challenges into high-value software solutions.

You will partner with account teams, deliver demos and PoCs, shape growth strategies in electronics, semiconductors, and batteries, and mentor a team of