Senior Application Engineer - Data Management

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. Innovate With Ansys, Power Your Career. Summary / Role Purpose Join the Ansys Customer Excellence team to partner with our customers to engineer whats ahead, solve their real-world engineering problems, deploy Ansys software in their design workflows, and grow Ansys’ business.

As a hands-on expert in Ansys products, you will use advanced-level engineering knowledge to provide technical pre-sales support, perform professional services, and help translate customer requirements into exciting new product features. You will be working within multi-disciplinary teams to advance your knowledge, experience and business impact. Key Duties and Responsibilities • Lead/Assist in coordinating and executing all technical activities throughout the sales opportunity lifecycle such as technical discovery, product presentations, demonstrations and evaluations • As a product expert with one or more Ansys products, interact with customers to understand their product design needs and engineering design workflows; analyze how to address customers’ requirements using Ansys products and platform; articulate Ansys’ value proposition • Collaborate with the Ansys product development teams to translate customer requirements into exciting new product features; test new releases of Ansys products on industrial problems • Support Ansys field and digital marketing • Lead consulting services, conduct introductory to advanced training classes • Ramp-up Partners on product knowledge and service capabilities Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience • Required education and degree type:

MS in Mechanical/Chemical/Aerospace/Electrical Engineering or related field • Required minimum years of professional experience in an engineering software environment: BS7 Years, MS3 Years • Demonstrated use of relevant Ansys software or knowledge of other commercial CAE, CAD, EDA, PLM software packages • Logical problem-solving, strong interpersonal and communication skills, fluent in writing and speaking English • Strong organizational and time management skills, possesses a sense of urgency • Projects a professional image and demonstrates business acumen, driven to succeed • Ability to travel domestically up to 25% of time • Communicate effectively with Ansys and Customer stakeholders at multiple levels (individual user to C-suite executive) • Willingness and ability to train Ansys and customer employees • Demonstrated history of enterprise system deployments and implementation services delivery Preferred Qualifications and Skills • Preferred education and years of professional experience in an engineering software environment: MS6, or PhD3 • Ability to travel domestically up to 50% of time • Additional degree or course study in Engineering Mechanics, Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering or other technical discipline is a plus • A minimum of 7 years of deep, broad, and demonstratable experience within software presales and post-sales activities, such as the following: o Understand and discuss customer use case, especially in the context of data management solutions o Experience in creating and executing product presentations and/oror demonstration o Design and implement custom solutions based on collect requirements o Support customers to adopt the delivered solution • Appreciated technical skills are, list order does not describe priorities: o Working technical knowledge of C# and .Net programming languages o Hands-on experience working in integrated development environments, including Microsoft Visual Studio. o Knowledge with database management such as MS SQL o Experience/Knowledge of Python o Proficiency in front-end programming: JavaScript, React, jQuery, HTML5, o Good understanding of web architecture, distributed systems and web APIs, such as REST APIs, SOAP and custom scripts o Experience with Web Server technologies, such as IIS, nginx. o Experience with DevOps/continuous integration and deployment o Practical knowledge of agile project management o Hands-on software troubleshooting experience • The candidate must be flexible and adaptable regarding learning and understanding new technologies along with strong written and oral communication skills. • The candidate should also have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to research software-related issues and products.