Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer - Northern Virginia (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

General Information

Job Title Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer - Northern Virginia (TS/SCI Clearance Required) Job ID 12775 City USA Off-Site Date Posted 01-Oct-2025 Job Category Ansys Sales Support Job Subcategory Ansys Application Engineering Hire Type Employee Remote Eligible Yes Base Salary Range: $107800 - $172400

Descriptions & Requirements

Job Description and Requirements

Summary / Role Purpose

Join Ansys 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 an Application Engineer (AE), you will be responsible for helping drive new growth and adoption of Digital Mission Engineering (DME) software (Systems Tool Kit (STK), Orbit Determination Tool Kit (ODTK), etc.) within key customers accounts in the aerospace and defense industries.

The AE is responsible for helping the Ansys Government Initiatives (AGI) sales regions achieve their team goals of sales and growth within key accounts. The AE operates as part a dynamic team of engineers, software developers and business professionals who assist customers in performing analyses, solving problems, and integrating and deploying custom software solutions.

Based out of Northern Virginia, the AE will be focused on ongoing support of existing customers, working on current high value projects. The AE will also be engaged in new growth opportunities with the Account Managers (AM) to drive further adoption of DME software into key organizations.

Currently, Ansys Government Initiatives (AGI) is searching for experienced candidates with a desire to make a meaningful contribution to the Aerospace and Defense community and who have the technical and interpersonal skills required to do so in our fast-paced work environment. 

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead/Assist in coordinating and executing all technical activities throughout the sales opportunity lifecycle such as technical discovery, product presentations, demonstrations, and evaluations
• Provide technical leadership on company product offerings and guidance on increasing sales opportunities
• As a product expert with one or more Ansys systems and platform products, work with customers to understand their system-level engineering requirements; analyze how to address customers’ requirements using Ansys systems and platform products; articulate Ansys’ value proposition.
• Develop and implement holistic system-level solutions by leveraging technologies and disciplines such as tool integration, model-based systems engineering, simulation process and data management, design exploration and optimization, and digital mission engineering
• Collaborate closely with other Ansys Customer Excellence (ACE) teams and customers to integrate their high-fidelity analytical models in system-lev

At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.

In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request. The base salary range for this role is across the U.S.