Senior Application Engineer

 Requisition #: 16987 

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.  

Sr. Application Engineer (Structures Specialist) – Canonsburg PA

SUMMARY

As an Ansys Application Engineer in the Structures area, you will work with your customers to understand their product development goals, find solutions to their reported application engineering challenges while utilizing Ansys software including Ansys Mechanical, LS-DYNA and develop best practices for their design workflows. As a hands-on expert on the Ansys products in the structures area, you will provide technical sales support, deliver professional services, ensure customer productivity through training and methodology support, and help translate customer requirements into new product features. You will work in multidisciplinary teams to expand your knowledge, experience and business impact.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assume and execute tasks assigned to you by your direct manager or senior team members and support requested technical activities throughout the lifecycle of an opportunity, e.g. technical discovery, product presentations, demonstrations, and evaluations. Proactively seek advice if you get stuck.
• In the Structures, you, as a product expert for one or more Ansys products, will work with customers to better understand their product development requirements and how they work. You will also learn general application specific design and simulation workflows for nonlinear structural and vibration analysis. You will analyze and research how Ansys products and platforms can best meet customer requirements and internalize the Ansys value proposition.
• Support the Ansys Field and Digital Marketing team by developing promotional materials and supporting events.
• Provide product and application training and participate in the delivery of professional services for projects, which may include working with other engineers from the same or other disciplines.
• Understand the development of new product functions and features to meet customer requirements and participate in the application testing of these new product functions.
• Actively contributes to internal company knowledge sharing initiatives and embraces the culture of codifying and creating best practices within a technical discipline and across disciplines.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• MS or PhD in any field related to Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or Civil Engineering.
• Required minimum years of professional experience in an engineering software environment: MS+6, or PhD+3
• Demonstrated use of Ansys Mechanical, LS-DYNA or other commercial/research Finite element software for structural/multi-physics applications. Knowledge of other commercial CAE, CAD, EDA, PLM software packages is a plus.
• Experience in Python or C++ programming
• Logical problem-solving, strong interpersonal and communication skills, fluent in writing and speaking English
• Strong organizational & time management skills possess a drive to get results
• Collaborative, responsible, self-motivated.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Projects a professional image and demonstrates business acumen, driven to succeed
• Ability to travel domestically/internationally up to 25% of working hours

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 3 years of experience in application engineering, customer support, or consulting services type customer facing roles using engineering software
• 3 years of experience in Python or C++ programming

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

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

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. 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. Ready to feel inspired? Check out some of our recent customer stories, here and here.

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 (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.
 
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