Senior Application Engineer - HPC And Python

 Requisition #: 14989 

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. 

Innovate With Ansys, Power Your Career.  

Summary / Role Purpose

As a Senior Application Engineer, you will leverage advanced expertise in High Performance Computing, Python scripting, and engineering simulation to provide top-tier technical support, ensuring enhanced customer satisfaction. You will play a pivotal role in developing and implementing custom simulation applications, guiding technical activities throughout the solution lifecycle, and directly engaging with customers to address their needs. Additionally, you will collaborate with product development teams to translate customer requirements into product features and support marketing efforts to promote Ansys solutions.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide advanced technical support in High Performance Computing, Python scripting, and engineering simulation to enhance customer satisfaction and productivity.
• Develop, test, and implement application development processes for custom simulation applications and web-applications with high-performance computing back-ends.
• Lead technical activities throughout the sales lifecycle, including technology presentations, demonstrations, and solution deployments, while independently managing customer interactions.
• Collaborate with product development teams to translate customer needs into new product features and test new releases on industrial problems.
• Contribute to consulting services, and support marketing initiatives to share knowledge and promote Ansys products.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• Required education and degree type: BS+5, MS+3, or PhD+0 in Mechanical, Aerospace, Computer Engineering or related field
• Logical problem-solving, strong interpersonal and communication skills, fluent in writing and speaking English
• Strong organizational and time management skills, work with a sense of urgency

• Two (2) years’ experience in using and/or managing High Performance Computing systems such as LSF, PBS Pro, and SLURM 

• Proficient in Python scripting, particularly using simulation software APIs and associated simulation related automation tools 

• At least a basic understanding and familiarity with engineering simulations including but not limited to FEA and CFD. Understanding of Ansys software and PyAnsys is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Preferred education and years of professional experience in an engineering software environment: BS+8, MS+6, or PhD+3
• 2 years of experience in application engineering, customer support, or consulting services type customer facing roles using engineering software

• Experience or familiarity with DevOps infrastructure and processes 

• Knowledge about Cloud infrastructure particularly commercial offering such as Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure 

• Basic understanding of software container technologies and clusters such as Docker and Kubernetes 
• Ability to travel as required.

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: the commitments to our stakeholders, the behaviors of how we work together, and the actions of how we deliver results. Together as ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement. 

Our Commitments: 

• Amaze with innovative products and solutions
• Make our customers incredibly successful
• Act with integrity
• Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

Our Values: 

• Adaptability: Be open, welcome what's next
• Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately
• Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve
• Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger

Our Actions: 

• We commit to audacious goals
• We work seamlessly as a team
• We demonstrate mastery
• We deliver outstanding results

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 

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. With a prestigious reputation in working with well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high — met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head on. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology, empowering our customers to turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at a lower cost. 

At Ansys, it’s about the learning, the discovery, and the collaboration. It’s about the “what’s next” as much as the “mission accomplished.” And it’s about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can, and do impact real people in real ways. All this is forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy, and ethics. 
  

CREATING A PLACE WE’RE PROUD TO BE  
Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a member of the NASDAQ-100. We are proud to have been recognized for the following more recent awards, although our list goes on: Newsweek’s Most Loved Workplace globally and in the U.S., Gold Stevie Award Winner, America’s Most Responsible Companies, Fast Company World Changing Ideas, Great Place to Work Certified (Belgium, China, Greece, France, India, Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and U.K.). 

  
For more information, please visit us at www.ansys.com 
  

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. 
  
Ansys does not accept unsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of Ansys. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.