Senior SPDM Application Engineer - Remote

 Requisition #: 16094 

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

The Senior Simulation Process and Data Management (SPDM) Application Engineer is responsible for leveraging advanced level engineering and product development knowledge to define, design, develop, deploy and deliver enterprise-level solutions that enable customers to utilize advanced simulation technologies more effectively throughout their product development and engineering processes, specifically on the following domains: engineering collaboration, configuration & change management, requirements, model-based engineering, Materials & Simulation Data Management.

This position will work closely with the customer, Ansys Enterprise Data Architects and Ansys deployment specialists to

• Design, define, develop a solution for adapting the Ansys platform components to Customer requirements
• Understand the existing IT landscape of a customer
• Execute on configuring the solution and integrating it with the overall IT landscape
• Participate in Pre-Sales activities like customer meetings and product demonstrations
• Create necessary collateral and demo environments
• Create SoWs, training material and other necessary documentation

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze customers’ business and technical needs requirements, and the state of a customer’s current infrastructure, operations, and engineering workflows
• Consult our customers on process design and process optimization
• Derive the technical specifications in collaboration with other business process analysts, subject matter experts, peers and Ansys Product Management
• Create elegant and useful solutions to solve complex business problems by working across various teams and understanding the needs of customers
• Coordinate and execute all technical activities (design, develop, deploy) throughout the sales opportunity such as customer meetings and product presentations, demonstrations and evaluations
• Utilize the components of the Ansys platform as the foundation for building complete solutions that transform customer product development processes to facilitate more engineering in the digital domain by leveraging simulation
• Articulate the Ansys value proposition, which may encompass its entire suite of products (mechanical, fluid, electrical, electronics, optical, systems, software...).
• Create training materials and assist in customers and partners training
• Create/assist in generating SoWs
• Create help manuals and deployment guides
• Participate in internal corporate initiatives to further enhance the solution suites, presales/sales enablement, and business growth
• Be a team player who can collaborate effectively with all key ANSYS and customer stakeholders including sales, product development, project management, implementation engineers, customer end-users and IT leadership

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, Master’s or other advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• 5 years of working experience in an agile team within commercial software development
• Experience in one of the following environments:
  • Engineering Software – Ansys or Commercial CAE/CAD/EDA
  • Enterprise Systems – MBSE/PLM/PDM/ALM/ERP/TDM
• Subject matter expert in one or more relevant disciplines within Ansys’ business and is/will be sought out for advice by other Ansys engineers
• 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
• Communicate equally effectively at the executive level to discuss business requirements and value, as well as the engineering level to discuss technical requirements, capabilities, and benefits
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Preferred education and years of professional experience in an engineering software environment: BS+8, MS+6, or PhD+3
• A minimum of 7 years of deep, broad, and demonstratable experience within IT infrastructures, such as the following:
  • Working technical knowledge of C# and .Net programming languages
  • Hands-on experience working in integrated development environments, including Microsoft Visual Studio.
  • Knowledge with database management such as MS SQL
  • Experience/Knowledge of Python
  • Proficiency in front-end programming: JavaScript, React, jQuery, HTML5,
  • Good understanding of web architecture, distributed systems and web APIs, such as REST APIs, SOAP and custom scripts
  • Experience with Web Server technologies, such as IIS, nginx.
  • Experience with DevOps/continuous integration and deployment
  • Practical knowledge of agile project management
  • Hands-on software troubleshooting experience
  • Experience in creating presentations supporting pre-sales activities

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. 

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