Application Engineer II

at ANSYS in Champaign, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Requisition #:14382
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
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 expert in Ansys products, you will use advanced-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 advance your knowledge, experience and business impact.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead/Assist in coordinating and executing all technical activities throughout the sales opportunity lifecycle such as technical discovery, product presentations, demonstrations, and evaluations.
As a product expert with one or more Ansys products, interact withcustomers 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.
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.
Support Ansys field and digital marketing.
Contribute to consulting services, conduct introductory and/or intermediate training classes.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Required education and degree type: MS or PhD in Physics, Optics, Optical Engineering, or related field
Required minimum years of professional experience in an engineering software environment: MS+0
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
Demonstrated experience with at least one major CAD platform (CATIA, NX, Creo...)
Hands-on experience in using commercial optics software tools (e.g., Ansys Speos, Ansys Zemax OpticStudio, Synopsys LucidShape, Synopsys LightTools, Synopsys Code V)
Hands-on experience in an engineering software environment
Demonstrated experience with modeling of optical systems
Demonstrated knowledge of optical theory

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred education and years of professional experience in an engineering software environment: MS+3, or PhD+0
Ability to travel domestically up to 25% of time
Two (2) years of hands-on experience using Ansys Speos software
Two (2) years of experience in an engineering software environment
Prior experience in anoptics environment
Prior experience working directly in a customer facing role

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 ourcustomers 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... For full info follow application link.

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.