Lead Application Engineer - Nastran

About This Role

• Role Expectations The Application Engineer will serve as the primary technical consultant for MSC Nastran solutions, providing both pre-sales and post-sales support throughout the customer lifecycle.
• This role is responsible for customer technical engagement, solution validation, project implementation, user enablement, and troubleshooting across industries including automotive, battery systems, aerospace, composites, electronics, and general manufacturing. ________________________________________ Job Description • Engage with customers to understand structural simulation requirements and develop technical solutions using MSC Nastran. • Deliver software demonstrations, Proof of Concept (POC) studies, benchmark evaluations, and technical presentations. • Support customers in simulation projects involving structural strength, stiffness, modal analysis, vibration, fatigue, thermal stress, NVH, impact, and composite materials. • Provide day-to-day technical support, including model setup, mesh generation, material definition, solver configuration, result interpretation, and troubleshooting. • Conduct customer training, workshops, and best-practice sharing to enhance simulation capabilities. • Collaborate with sales, R&D, and other CAE product teams to support customer success and multi-software simulation solutions. • Develop technical documentation, industry use cases, and solution materials to support business growth and knowledge sharing. ________________________________________ Job Requirements • Bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Vehicle Engineering, Materials Science, New Energy Engineering, or related disciplines. • 15+ years of experience in CAE simulation, industrial software technical support, or engineering analysis. • Solid understanding of finite element analysis (FEA) principles and simulation methodologies. • Hands-on experience with MSC Nastran and structural simulation workflows. • Familiarity with linear static, modal, buckling, nonlinear, optimization, topology optimization, and multiphysics simulations. • Ability to independently perform model preparation, mesh generation, material definition, load and boundary condition setup, solver tuning, and results analysis. • Experience with Patran or ANSA is preferred. • Strong communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills with a customer-oriented mindset. • Willingness to travel occasionally for customer support and project delivery.
• Preferred Qualifications • Experience in automotive, battery, aerospace, composites, semiconductor packaging, or related simulation projects. • Knowledge of Digimat, Marc, Dytran, Fatigue, or other CAE software solutions. • Understanding of composite material modeling, PLM integration, simulation process automation, or Python/PCL scripting. • Previous experience in customer-facing technical consulting, POC delivery, or pre-sales support is a plus.N/A We’re doing work that matters.
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