Lead Aerospace Systems Engineer

 Requisition #: 15194 

 

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. 

 

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Summary / Role Purpose

Join Ansys 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 an Application Engineer (AE), you will be responsible for helping drive new growth and adoption of Digital Mission Engineering (DME) software (Systems Tool Kit, Orbit Determination Tool Kit, etc.) within key customers accounts in the aerospace and defense industries.

 

The AE is responsible for helping the Ansys Government Initiatives (AGI) sales regions achieve their team goals of sales and growth within key accounts. The AE operates as part a dynamic team of engineers, software developers and business professionals who assist customers in performing analyses, solving problems, and integrating and deploying custom software solutions.

 

Based out of Northern Virginia or Exton, PA the AE will be focused on ongoing support of existing customers, working on current high value projects. The AE will also be engaged in new growth opportunities with the Account Managers (AM) to drive further adoption of DME software into key organizations.

 

Currently, Ansys Government Initiatives (AGI) is searching for experienced candidates with a desire to make a meaningful contribution to the Aerospace and Defense community and who have the technical and interpersonal skills required to do so in our fast-paced work environment.

 

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead coordinating and executing all technical activities throughout the sales opportunity lifecycle such as technical discovery, product presentations, demonstrations, and evaluations
• Provide technical leadership on company product offerings and guidance on increasing sales opportunities
• As a product expert with one or more Ansys systems and platform products, work with customers to understand their system-level engineering requirements; analyze how to address customers’ requirements using Ansys systems and platform products; articulate Ansys’ value proposition.
• Develop and implement holistic system-level solutions by leveraging technologies and disciplines such as tool integration, model-based systems engineering, simulation process and data management, design exploration and optimization, and digital mission engineering
• Collaborate closely with other Ansys Customer Excellence (ACE) teams and customers to integrate their high-fidelity analytical models in system-level solutions
• Operate as part of a dynamic team of engineers, software developers and business professionals to assist customers in performing analyses, solving problems, and integrating and deploying custom solutions
• 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
• Contribute to consulting services and conduct training classes
• Work in partnership with the sales teams to strategize and execute sales approaches to maximize sales objectives
• Work onsite with customers to implement software best practices and address real-world problems
• Design/develop programming user interfaces, automation scripts and integration code in support of customer applications
• Support Ansys field and digital marketing, author conference presentations