Lead Application Engineer

Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation, helping the world’s most innovative companies deliver radically better products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, Ansys helps companies solve the most complex design challenges and engineer products limited only by imagination.

Summary 

The Lead Application Engineer is responsible for providing world-class assistance to customers and channel partners in the usage of our products, as well as for leveraging knowledge and relationships to assist in growing our software business in line with the corporate vision and performance expectations.  Apply knowledge and experience in the areas of RTL design, RTL and gate level power analysis and reduction, functional verification, emulation, logic synthesis, formal verification, high-speed VLSI design, standard cell physical layout, power-grid extraction, timing analysis, noise analysis, and voltage drop effects with various CAD tools to solve problems in complex System-on-Chip (SoC).

Responsibilites 

• Product Support:
  • Support customers promptly and effectively in order to improve customer productivity and satisfaction with Semiconductor Business Unit simulation products particularly in the areas of Power, Power Integrity and Reliability
  • Apply knowledge in the areas of RTL and Gate level design for Power analysis and reduction, functional verification, emulation, logic synthesis, formal verification, high-speed VLSI design, standard cell physical layout, power-grid extraction, timing analysis, noise analysis, and voltage drop effects with various CAD tools to solve problems in complex System-on-Chip (SoC).
  • Take ownership of one or more strategic accounts and/or business/technology initiatives for strategic and tactical business needs
• Customer Training:
  • Train customers on the usage of Semiconductor Business Unit products to increase their proficiency, independence, and success; use technical excellence to show leadership to customers in the usage of our products
• Key Customer Business Development:
  • Consistently improve our understanding of customer workflow and technical needs and communicate new opportunities and risks to Sales; proactively work to grow the software usage by demonstrating new solutions based on the ANSYS vision and software
• Sales/Pre-sales Assistance:
  • Demonstrate the value of the ANSYS vision and software to sales prospects through collaboration with direct and indirect Sales in order to grow sales volume in existing markets
  • Assist in running product evaluations and benchmarks for prospective customers
• Leadership
  • Hold progress update meetings with global and local customers
  • Mentor local or remote AE team by using tool knowledge and domain expertise

Minimum Qualification 

• Minimum BSEE with a minimum of 6 years of experience or MSEE with a minimum of 4 years of experience in VLSI design or PhD in Electrical Engineering with a minimum of 2 years of experience in VLSI design.
• Experience in using EDA tools in one or more fields of low-power digital design and SOC methodology, RTL design, functional verification, synthesis, formal verification., timing and noise analysis, or voltage drop effects with CAD tools
• Demonstrated domain expertise in front end design flows and methodologies
• Demonstrated expertise of HDLs including Verilog, VHDL, System Verilog desired.
• UNIX operating systems and proficiency in scripting using Perl and TCL
• IC/ASIC design flow knowledge from RTL to GDS
• Consistent record of outstanding customer interaction, written and verbal communication, and presentation skills