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Ansys, Part of Synopsys

Staff Engineer – AI/ML & Digital Twin

Ansys, Part of Synopsys
remote staff Employee $112000-$168000 United States
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First indexed 5 Apr 2026

Description

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Staff Engineer to join our team, focusing on AI/ML and Digital Twin technologies. As a Staff Engineer, you will lead and execute technical engagements across the customer lifecycle, including discovery, solution development, demonstrations, evaluations, and deployment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and execute technical engagements across the customer lifecycle, including discovery, solution development, demonstrations, evaluations, and deployment.
  • Engage directly with customers to understand engineering workflows, data availability, and decision-making processes, translating them into AI-enabled simulation and digital engineering solutions.
  • Develop and implement differentiated solutions using technologies such as automation, reduced order modeling, optimization, simulation democratization, system-level modeling, and digital twins.
  • Integrate machine learning models within simulation and digital twin pipelines to improve prediction accuracy, reduce computational cost, and enable near real-time insights.
  • Define and deliver automated and scalable workflows that reduce reliance on expert-driven simulation and enable broader adoption across engineering teams.
  • Lead or contribute to first-of-a-kind or ambiguous use cases, including AI-assisted design exploration, surrogate modeling, and digital twin deployment.
  • Collaborate closely with product development teams to influence roadmap, validate new capabilities, and improve usability of AI-enabled features.
  • Deliver professional services, training, and technical guidance to ensure successful adoption of advanced workflows.
  • Support pre-sales and technical marketing activities through demonstrations, evaluations, and industry engagement.

Benefits

  • Enable customers to transition from traditional simulation to AI-augmented and automated engineering workflows.
  • Reduce time-to-insight through surrogate modeling, optimization, and intelligent automation.
  • Expand access to simulation by supporting democratization across engineering and non-expert users.
  • Drive adoption of digital twin technologies for predictive and operational decision-making.
  • Influence product direction by connecting real-world use cases with next-generation AI-enabled capabilities.
  • Contribute to business growth through high-impact technical engagements and solution delivery.

Requirements

  • MS (or PhD) in Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in engineering systems, simulation, or data-driven modeling.
  • Strong programming skills (Python preferred).
  • Experience working with modeling, simulation, optimization, or data-driven engineering workflows.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a customer-facing, consultative engineering role.
  • Proven experience in automation of engineering workflows or pipelines using tools such as optiSLang, modeFrontier, HEEDS or equivalent.
  • Demonstrated expertise applying machine learning techniques in engineering contexts, including surrogate modeling, regression methods, or neural networks (CNNs, RNNs, autoencoders).
  • Understanding of projection-based ROMs, dimensionality reduction, and feature engineering.
  • Knowledge of multi-fidelity system modeling using Twin Builder, Simulink, AMESim or equivalent.
  • Familiarity with deployment and operationalization of AI models, including integration into engineering workflows and use of frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Kubernetes, AWS/Azure equivalent.
  • Exposure to cloud or HPC-based environments for large-scale simulation or data processing.

Who We Are Looking For

  • Customer-focused and able to build trusted relationships.
  • Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-evolving technical environments.
  • A strong communicator who can translate complex concepts into actionable insights.
  • Self-driven, organized, and capable of managing multiple priorities.
  • A collaborative team player who contributes to a culture of learning and innovation.

The Team You’ll Be A Part Of

You will be part of a multidisciplinary engineering team focused on advancing industry adoption of simulation through AI, automation, digital twin, and MBSE technologies. The team collaborates closely with customers, product development, and go-to-market functions to deliver innovative, high-impact solutions.

This listing is enriched and indexed by YubHub. To apply, use the employer's original posting: https://careers.synopsys.com/job/canonsburg/staff-engineer-ai-ml-and-digital-twin/44408/93512568768