Senior Application Engineer - Model-Based Engineering (Remote)

ANSYS, Inc.; Canonsburg (Washington County); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Application Engineer, where you will leverage your engineering expertise to solve real-world problems and enhance customer workflows using cutting-edge Ansys software. This role offers the opportunity to lead technical activities, collaborate with product development teams, and contribute to innovative solutions that drive business growth. You'll engage with diverse clients, utilizing your knowledge in model-based engineering and optimization tools to create impactful simulations. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make a difference in engineering, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Expert-level engineering knowledge with Ansys software for pre-sales support.
• Experience in model-based engineering and design optimization.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical activities throughout the sales lifecycle.
• Analyze customer requirements and deploy Ansys solutions.

Skills

Engineering Knowledge

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Model-Based Engineering

Design Optimization

Programming Languages

Education

BS in Mechanical/Chemical/Aerospace/Electrical Engineering

MS in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

Ansys Software

optiSLang

ModelCenter

modeFRONTIER

Isight

HEEDs

Job description

Senior Application Engineer - Model-Based Engineering (Remote)

Date: Jan 28, 2025

Location: Evanston, IL, US, 60201; Atlanta, GA, US, 30324; Ann Arbor, MI, US, 48108; Waltham, MA, US, 02451; Cottonwood Heights, UT, US, 84047; Lebanon, NH, US, 03766; Boulder, CO, US, 80301; Canonsburg, PA, US, 15317

Company: Ansys

Requisition #:15342

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.

Summary / Role Purpose

Join the Ansys Customer Excellence team to partner with our customers to engineer what's ahead, solve their real-world engineering problems, deploy Ansys software in their design workflows, and grow Ansys’ business. You will use expert-level engineering knowledge to provide technical pre-sales support, perform professional services, and help translate customer requirements into exciting new product features.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Lead in coordinating and executing all technical activities throughout the sales opportunity lifecycle such as technical discovery, negotiate technical success criteria, product presentations, demonstrations, and evaluations.
2. Interact with customers to understand their product design needs and engineering design workflows; analyze how to address customers’ requirements using Ansys products and platform.
3. Assist in creating differentiating simulation solutions using the Ansys platform and products; deploy the solutions within customers’ design workflows.
4. Develop competence as a subject matter expert and industry expert.
5. Collaborate with the Ansys product development teams to translate customer requirements into exciting new product features.
6. Support Ansys field and digital marketing, author conference presentations.
7. Contribute to consulting services, conduct introductory and/or intermediate training classes.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

1. Required education: BS, MS, or PhD in Mechanical/Chemical/Aerospace/Electrical Engineering or related field.
2. Required minimum years of professional experience: BS+5, MS+3, or PhD+1.
3. Demonstrated use of relevant Ansys software or knowledge of other commercial CAE, CAD, EDA, PLM software packages.
4. Demonstrated knowledge of model-based engineering including design optimization and automation of engineering simulation workflows.
5. Proven expertise with process integration and design optimization tools such as optiSLang, ModelCenter, modeFRONTIER, Isight, HEEDs or similar tools.
6. Knowledge of High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Cloud Computing for engineering simulations in Windows and Linux environments.
7. Understanding of structural, thermal, fluid, electrical/electromagnetic, optics, embedded software or other advanced simulation workflows.
8. Familiarity with programming languages: Python, C++, Java, R or VB.
9. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, fluent in writing and speaking English.
10. Ability to travel domestically up to 25% of time.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

1. Preferred education and years of professional experience: BS+8, MS+6, or PhD+3.
2. 2 years of industry experience in application engineering, customer support, or consulting services type customer facing roles using engineering software.
3. Demonstrated knowledge of reduced order modeling (response surfaces, surrogate or meta models) in engineering analysis and simulation.
4. Ability to interact effectively with senior business managers and C-level executives.
5. Ability to travel domestically up to 50% of time.

INCLUSION IS AT OUR CORE
We believe diverse thinking leads to better outcomes. We are committed to creating and nurturing a workplace that fuels this by welcoming people, no matter their background, identity, or experience, to a workplace where they are valued and where diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging thrive.

WELCOME WHAT’S NEXT IN YOUR CAREER AT ANSYS

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.