Principal Application Engineer - Industrial Lead

1 Hour ago • 7-12 Years

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Principal Application Engineer at Ansys, you will use your advanced engineering knowledge to support Ansys' verticalization strategy. You will advise on how to grow the business, collaborate in a cross-functional environment, and use leadership skills. Your responsibilities include driving Ansys’ Go-to-Market strategy, establishing yourself as a trusted advisor, building a network of Subject Matter Experts, defining the Ansys product roadmap, creating sales enablement content, and leading knowledge sharing programs. The role also involves developing promotional materials and giving presentations. You will be expected to contribute to innovation, improve technology and productivity, and develop people.
Must have:
  • BS or MS or PhD in Engineering or related field
  • Minimum 7 years of experience in an engineering software environment
  • Experience with relevant Ansys software or other CAE/CAD/EDA/PLM software packages
  • Subject matter expert in one or more relevant disciplines
  • Understanding of engineering practices and product development
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills
  • Logical problem-solving and strong communication skills
Good to have:
  • 6 years of experience in application engineering, customer support, or consulting roles
  • Ability to interact effectively with senior business managers and C-level executives

Job Details

 Requisition #: 16810 

 

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 globally recognized industry leader in the Industrial vertical, you will use your advanced engineering knowledge to support Ansys’ verticalization strategy with the Industrial Center of Excellence (COE). You will utilize conceptual thinking and deep understanding of overall market needs to advise the Ansys commercial and product management teams on how best to grow the business. Collaborating in a dynamic and cross-functional environment with multi-disciplinary teams you will leverage your leadership skills to drive business impact. 

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  • Drive Ansys’ Go-to-Market verticalization strategy in collaboration with the Industry CTO, Global Technical Account Management (TAM), Marketing, and Sales Operations Leads.
  • Establish a trusted advisor role to the COE; understand the industry trends and key pillars, product development needs and design workflows; know how Ansys products and platforms can meet and exceed the customers' goals and improve their key performance indicators.
  • Build a network of Subject Matter Experts globally to drive the collation of content to fit the Ansys narrative. Lead teams of SMEs to map Ansys capabilities to industry initiatives and whitespace.
  • Work with Ansys product development teams to define the Ansys product roadmap; collate ACE and TAM feedback, conduct solutions gap analyses, prioritize and communicate feature enhancements to product BUs; recommend new solution focus areas and assets to the relevant stakeholders.
  • Drive market adoption of the vertical application focus areas by creating and promoting sales enablement and technical content, including account mapping.
  • Lead and proactively initiate knowledge sharing and mentoring programs within Ansys.
  • Demonstrate leadership and active engagement in Ansys initiatives to innovate offerings and solutions, improve technology and productivity, and develop people.
  • Support the Ansys Field and Digital Marketing team by developing promotional materials and supporting events as well as writing and delivering conference presentations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

  • Required education and degree type: BS or MS or PhD in Mechanical/Chemical/Aerospace/Electrical Engineering or related field
  • Required minimum years of professional experience in an engineering software environment: BS+12, MS+10, or PhD+7
  • Demonstrated use of relevant Ansys software or knowledge of other commercial CAE, CAD, EDA, PLM software packages
  • Subject matter expert in one or more relevant disciplines within Ansys’ business and is/will be sought out for advice by other Ansys engineers
  • Demonstrated understanding of engineering practices and product development, experience with building solutions using simulation technology and deploying those solutions within customers’ engineering workflows
  • Track record of delivering exceptional customer outcomes and revenue impact
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills
  • Logical problem-solving, strong interpersonal and communication skills, fluent in writing and speaking English
  • Ability to organize and manage multiple projects which are complex in nature. Ability to work in Matrix Organization, coordinate colleagues across geographically diverse locations
  • Excellent negotiation skills to facilitate discussions and reach conclusions among peers, team members, and partners with differing opinions 
  • Projects a professional image and demonstrates business acumen, driven to succeed
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of time

 

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

  • Preferred education and years of professional experience in an engineering software environment: BS+16, MS+14, or PhD+11
  • 6 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 up to 50% of time
  • Additional preferred requirements for the specific position being advertised

 

 

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.
 
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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