Senior Staff Applications Engineer, Electronics Thermal Management - Northern California

Job Title

Senior Staff Applications Engineer, Electronics Thermal Management - Northern California

Role Summary

Lead customer-facing technical work to deploy and support simulation solutions for electronics thermal management. You will engage across sales, product, and engineering teams to apply CFD and multiphysics methods at the package, board, and system level and to develop reusable application guidance.

Experience Level

Senior — requires substantial professional experience. See Education Requirements for degree-specific years of experience guidance.

Responsibilities

Deliver technical leadership across customer engagements, product feedback, and enablement.

• Lead technical engagement across the sales cycle: discovery, demos, proofs-of-concept.
• Work with customers to define and solve electronics cooling problems at package, board, and system levels.
• Deploy and integrate Ansys simulation tools (Fluent, Icepak, Mechanical) into customer workflows.
• Validate and test new software releases on industrial thermal problems and produce application best practices.
• Partner with product development to communicate customer needs and influence the roadmap.
• Deliver training, consulting, and technical content (presentations, webinars, papers) to customers and events.
• Mentor junior applications engineers and contribute team-wide knowledge sharing.
• Travel domestically as required (typically up to 25%).

Requirements

Core skills and experience required to perform the role.

• Minimum 4+ years in application engineering, customer support, or consulting roles working directly with engineering software.
• Strong technical background in fluid mechanics, CFD, and thermodynamics with applied experience in electronics thermal management.
• Proficiency with Ansys tools such as Fluent, Icepak, or Mechanical, or equivalent CAE/EDA/PLM experience.
• Experience integrating simulation into customer design workflows (not only standalone analyses).
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to present technical content to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfortable with domestic travel up to ~25% (flexible to higher when needed).
• Nice-to-have: experience with multiphysics (electro-thermal, thermo-mechanical) and prior work influencing product roadmaps or sales engineering.

Education Requirements

MS in Mechanical Engineering or related field with ~6+ years' relevant experience; or BS with ~8+ years; or PhD with ~3+ years (note: posting indicates PhD with 7+ years preferred in some cases). Fields cited: Mechanical Engineering or related technical disciplines. No formal certification requirements specified.

About the Company

Company: Synopsys

Headquarters: Mountain View, California, USA

Synopsys is a leading company in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP solutions. It provides tools and services for designing and verifying complex semiconductor devices and systems. The company plays a pivotal role in the semiconductor industry, helping engineers innovate and deliver higher-quality products faster. Synopsys is committed to advancing technology standards and offers a range of software and hardware solutions to its clients globally.