Principal Application Engineer- Solutions Architecture

You will join Synopsys, the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products.

As a Principal Application Engineer- Solutions Architecture, you will architect end-to-end multi-physics simulation and digital engineering solutions for strategic and enterprise customers using ANSYS, Synopsys, NVIDIA Omniverse, and third-party platforms.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading technical strategy in high-stakes presales engagements, translating executive business objectives into scoped, defensible solution architectures with clear ROI and adoption paths
• Defining solution vision, functional and system architecture, integration patterns, data models, and deployment strategies across complex customer environments
• Partnering with sales, account teams, and regional leadership to identify and shape opportunities where integrated simulation, AI/ML, and workflow automation deliver measurable customer outcomes
• Driving technical feasibility assessments, risk mitigation planning, and governance for solution-led engagements, ensuring architectures are scalable and aligned to customer maturity
• Contributing to and validating proposals, SOWs, framework agreements, and work orders, including technical sections, milestones, and acceptance criteria
• Mentoring solution engineers and architects across regions, establishing reusable architecture patterns, and influencing product strategy through direct customer insights

The impact you will have includes:

• Shaping how Fortune 500 engineering organizations adopt and scale simulation-driven workflows that directly affect product development timelines and R&D efficiency
• Driving revenue growth by architecting solutions that win competitive, multi-million-dollar engagements and expand customer footprint across business units
• Influencing Synopsys product roadmap and strategy by surfacing real-world integration challenges, workflow gaps, and enterprise requirements from the field
• Establishing architecture standards and best practices that get reused across regions, reducing time to value and improving solution consistency for customers globally

Requirements include:

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
• 10+ years of hands-on experience architecting and delivering engineering simulation, digital engineering, AI platforms, or enterprise technology solutions
• Deep expertise designing complex solutions using ANSYS and Synopsys multi-physics products, NVIDIA Omniverse, and related open-source or third-party technologies
• Proven track record leading solution-focused engagements for strategic or enterprise customers, including technical scoping, architecture definition, and stakeholder alignment
• Strong working knowledge of multi-physics simulation, workflow automation, optimization, AI/ML integration, data management, and enterprise system integration
• Exceptional ability to communicate technical architecture and business value to executive audiences, including CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and IT leadership
• Willingness to travel up to 25% for customer engagements, workshops, and internal collaboration