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Senior Product Engineer - Simulation Products (CAE/CFD) Product Management Exa
POSITION PROFILE:This new position will play a key role in Exa Corporation?s initiative to develop our industry-leading computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software. This highly visible Product Management position reports to the Director of Product Management, Simulation Products, and is ideal for a Product Engineer with a background in simulation software. Candidates should have specific expertise in computer aided engineering (CAE) analysis (mechanical or aerospace) and experience with product design processes, 1-D engineering system modeling and/or software GUI design.
The Senior Product Engineer - Simulation Products will help develop and deploy Exa?s strategy for our core simulation products. You will work with Exa?s Software Development, Physics R&D, Application Engineering teams and key customers to build a consolidated product vision, develop functional requirements and perform acceptance testing of newly implemented capabilities.
Exa?s innovative solutions enable analysis of aerodynamics, thermal management (heating and cooling), and aeroacoustics including wind noise. We are a rapidly growing engineering software firm and solution supplier to virtually every passenger car and heavy truck manufacturer worldwide. This enables our customers to dramatically improve their own product development processes with sophisticated early-design product performance analysis when key decisions with high business impact are made.
REQUIREMENTS:
? BS, MS or PhD in Engineering or related field
? 3-5 years of software product management experience, preferably for engineering applications
? A solid understanding of CAE processes, technology, and industry
? Outstanding interpersonal, planning and problem solving skills
? Outstanding English written and verbal communication skills
? Availability to travel 10% (domestic/international)
Highly Desirable:
? Experience with common 1-D engineering system modeling tools like GT-SUITE, AMESim, Simulink
? Experience with common CAE tools like ABAQUS, Fluent, CCM+, Simulia, NASTRAN
? Experience with common CAD modeling tools like CATIA, Pro/E, I-DEAS, Unigraphics, SolidWorks and/or ANSA
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Product Development
? Gather key customer, Exa application teams, and Exa services team inputs
? Anticipate, gather, & document desired customer-oriented use scenarios (process flow)
? Anticipate, gather, & document customer-oriented problem statements (customer needs)
? Determine requirements for new physics/mathematics needed for new application areas
? Write functional requirements
? Review and approve functional specifications
? Interface with R&D to review, adjust and prioritize requirements as required throughout the development process
? Review product documentation
? Interface with QA to review test plans; ensure realistic customer-oriented test cases are included
? Participate in evaluation of new software to ensure major requirements are met
Product Strategy
? Understand the current and potential applications of the product
? Define product strategy for core simulation products
? Provide input to Exa?s overall product & market strategy
Customer Interaction
? Understand customers? business processes and initiatives, and translate these into a vision for product improvement
? Understand, articulate, and communicate customers? technical requirements
? Support sales/application teams with on-site and corporate office customer visits
? Communicate product strategy, capabilities, differentiators, and benefits
? Define and manage customer pre-release testing activities
Sales, Marketing and Services Support
? Develop and deliver product overviews & new product release content especially regarding capabilities, benefits, and process improvement
? In collaboration with product marketing develop competitive positioning and product messaging
? Demonstrate key product capabilities
? Develop product content for use in training
? Deliver training to field on new product releases
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Exa offers competitive compensation and a dynamic, growing company environment. Benefits include sompany stock, comprehensive coverage for medical, dental, life, disability, flexible spending accounts, 401K savings plan, vacations and holidays.
| Location: | Burlington, MA United States |
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Exa
Investors: Fidelity VenturesAll Jobs: at Exa
| Web Site: | www.exa.com |
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| Headquarters: | 450 Bedford Street Lexington, MA 02420 United States |
| Industry: | Software |
