Senior Application Engineer - Dyna

Summary / Role PurposeJoin 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 subject matter expert, you will use expert-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 create pervasive simulation solutions, advance your industry knowledge, and grow the business impact. Key Duties and Responsibilities Apply engineering expertise and knowledge of simulation technology to provide the highest level of technical support to LS-DYNA users. Exploring and promoting products and new technologies in the simulation field of occupant safety including airbag, seatbelt, seat ,dummy and human body. 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 Interact with customers 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 Assist in creating differentiating simulation solutions using the Ansys platform and products; deploy the solutions within customers’ design workflows Develop competence as a subject matter expert and industry expert 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, develop application best practices Support Ansys field and digital marketing, author conference presentations Contribute to consulting services, conduct introductory and/or intermediate training classes Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience Required education and degree type: BS or MS or PhD in Mechanical / Automotive Engineering/Aerospace/ Mechanics or related field Required minimum years of professional experience in an engineering software environment: BS+5, MS+3, or PhD+0 Solid foundation in structural mechanics and finite element method 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 Ability to travel domestically up to 50% of time Experience in modeling and analysis of automotive restraint systems Hands on experience of LS-DYNA or other similar tools Preferred Qualifications and Skills Preferred education and years of professional experience in an engineering software environment: BS+8, MS+6, or PhD+3 Proficient in LS-DYNA or other similar tools 3 years of experience in occupant safety for OEM or Tier1 supplier in the automotive industry, and completed occupant protection simulation analysis and optimization for at least two vehicle model projects Understand the regulatory requirements for virtual testing and the corresponding requirements for simulation Experience with pre-processing tools such as ANSA, Primer or Hypermesh. Knowledge of Ansys Workbench, LS-PrePost, and LS-RUN. Experience with nonlinear and rate-sensitive materials (foam, fabric, plastics, rubber, etc.) Basic programming and scripting skills, python, bash