Senior Application Engineer

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. As a hands-on subject matter expert, 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. You will be working within multi-disciplinary teams to create pervasive simulation solutions, advance your industry knowledge, and grow the business impact.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
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. Work independently within multi-disciplinary teams
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
Assist in creating differentiating simulation solutions using the Ansys platform and products; deploy the solutions within customers’ design workflows
Develop competence as a subject matter expert and industry expert
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, develop application best practices
Support Ansys field and digital marketing, author conference presentations
Contribute to consulting services, conduct introductory and/or intermediate training classes


Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience
Required education and degree type: BS or MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering
A minimum of 6 years of experience in an engineering environment
Demonstrated skills in CFD tools, especially ANSYS software, for different types of thermal applications such as advanced electronic cooling systems, e-powertrain, HVAC, headlamps, heat exchangers, heat transfer, etc.
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
Ability to travel domestically up to 25% of time


Preferred Qualifications and Skills
2 years of experience in application engineering, customer support, or consulting services type customer facing roles using engineering software
Ability to interact effectively with senior business managers and C-level executives
Ability to travel domestically up to 50% of time
Fluent in English and Swedish