Applications Engineer - Principal
Construction, Engineering & Trades · Civil & Industrial Engineering · Mechanical Engineering
In short
Synopsys is looking for a Principal Applications Engineer with a decade of experience in structural mechanics, FEA, and customer consulting. The role involves leading technical engagements, troubleshooting complex simulation issues, building automation solutions with Python, and mentoring junior engineers to drive customer success and product adoption.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Sales teams during pre-sales technical evaluations to scope consulting engagements, demonstrate capabilities, and articulate the value proposition to customer stakeholders.
- Run technical engagements with customer engineering teams to diagnose workflow bottlenecks, establish best practices, and design future-state simulation processes using Synopsys tools.
- Troubleshoot complex multi-physics simulation issues in customer production environments, working hands-on to resolve modeling, convergence, and performance problems that are blocking their timelines.
- Build Python-based automation solutions using product APIs and general libraries to accelerate customer workflows, enable design variation studies, and reduce time-to-insight.
- Collaborate with Product Management and R&D teams to translate customer feedback, technical gaps, and emerging use cases into actionable product requirements and roadmap priorities.
- Develop trusted advisor relationships with customer engineering leaders and executives, serving as the technical voice that bridges hands-on engineering work and business decision-making.
- Mentor junior applications engineers, reviewing their technical work, coaching on customer engagement skills, and helping them grow their simulation expertise.
- Create repeatable methodologies, frameworks, and enablement materials that can be leveraged across the applications engineering organization to scale delivery and maintain quality.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in engineering simulation, workflow optimization, or technical consulting roles working directly with customers or internal engineering teams.
- Deep expertise in nonlinear solids, structural mechanics, structural dynamics, finite element analysis, and related numerical methods with the ability to troubleshoot complex modeling and convergence issues.
- Production experience with finite element analysis tools such as Ansys Mechanical, Ansys LS-Dyna, Abaqus, or NASTRAN, including hands-on modeling, analysis setup, and results interpretation.
- Proven ability to build Python-based workflow automation using product APIs and general Python libraries to streamline simulation processes and enable scalable solutions.
- Strong executive communication skills with demonstrated ability to present technical concepts, business cases, and strategic recommendations to both engineering teams and C-level stakeholders.
- Willingness to travel up to 30% for customer engagements, workshops, on-site consulting delivery, and occasional conferences or training events.
Desired Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Physics, or related discipline is a plus.
- Experience with multi-physics simulation workflows, design variation studies, and optimization is a plus.
- Background in applying AI/ML techniques in engineering design and simulation contexts is a plus.
Benefits
- Eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses.
- Comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package.
Skills
Pythonsolid mechanicsstructural dynamicsmulti-physics couplingfinite element analysisAnsys MechanicalAnsys LS-DynaAbaqusNASTRANAPIs
#Engineering#simulation#consulting#automatio#technical sales#customer engagement
About Synopsys Inc
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Company
Synopsys IncJob Posted
4 days ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Salary
US$160,000–240,000 · Negotiable
Experience Level
Executive
Locations
United States
Qualification
Bachelor, Master, Doctoral
Applicants
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