Lead Application Engineer - Electrical Machines / Powertrain (m/f/d) - REMOTE

at  Ansys

MINIMUM EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND EXPERIENCE

• Required education and degree type: BS or MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Required minimum years of professional experience in an engineering software environment: BS+8, MS+6, or PhD+3
• Demonstrated use of Ansys Motor-CAD and/or Ansys Maxwell or knowledge of other relevant commercial software packages for analysis of electrical machines and/or electric powertrain systems.
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering practices and product development experience on electrical machines and/or electric powertrain systems, preferably within an OEM or TIER1 environment.
• Subject Matter Expert in electrical machines and/or electric powertrain systems, is/will be sought out for advice by other Ansys engineers.
• 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, possesses a sense of urgency
• 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+12, MS+10, or PhD+7
• 4 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
• Demonstrated experience working in a wider engineering team developing electric powertrains, understanding challenges in requirements and product development/design processes.
• Fluent in German
• Familiarity with version control systems and the software development process
• Knowledge of Python, Linux operating system, High performance computing.

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 subject matter, industry and Ansys solutions expert, you will use advanced-level engineering knowledge to provide technical pre-sales support, perform professional services, and help guide Ansys product roadmap based on customer requirements. You will consult with customers on simulation-based solutions in support of their key business initiatives, lead project teams to create pervasive simulation solutions and mentor junior engineers.

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
• Help guide complex sales engagements to successful outcomes using subject matter expertise and industry knowledge
• Interact with customers to understand their key business initiatives, product design needs and engineering design workflows; analyze how to address customers’ requirements using Ansys products and platform, articulate Ansys’ value proposition to Executive level audiences
• Lead project teams to create differentiating simulation solutions using the Ansys platform and products; deploy the solutions within customers’ design workflows
• Mentor junior engineers
• Collaborate with the Ansys product development teams to guide Ansys product roadmap; lead project teams testing new releases of Ansys products on industrial problems, develop application best practices
• Participate in corporate initiatives to further enhance Ansys technology, processes and people skills
• Support Ansys field and digital marketing, author conference presentations
• Contribute to consulting services, conduct intermediate and/or advanced training classes