Applications Engineer Sr. Staff
Originally posted 4 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves providing technical expertise and support for Digital Mission Engineering software to aerospace and defense customers, helping them optimize their workflows and solve mission simulation problems.
What you'll do
- Assist in technical discovery, product demonstrations, training, and proof-of-concept evaluations for Digital Mission Engineering software with aerospace and defense customers.
- Work onsite with customers to deploy software, implement best practices, and solve real-world mission simulation and systems engineering problems.
- Design and develop custom integration code, automation scripts, and user interfaces in Python, C++, Java, or MATLAB to connect tools into customer workflows.
- Collaborate with Account Managers to identify and drive new growth opportunities within existing accounts.
- Partner with product development teams to translate field feedback into product roadmap priorities and test new releases.
- Deliver training sessions and consulting engagements involving model-based systems engineering, design optimization, and simulation process management.
What you'll need
- BS or MS in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in an engineering software environment.
- Demonstrated experience using or supporting engineering software in a customer-facing role.
- Programming ability in one or more of the following: Python, C++, C#, Java, or MATLAB.
- Government Top Secret or TS/SCI security clearance and U.S. citizenship.
- Experience with Digital Mission Engineering software (STK, ODTK, TETK) or similar tools in process integration, optimization, systems engineering, and mission simulation.
- Willingness to travel domestically up to 25% of the time.
Skills: technical discovery, product demonstrations, proof-of-concept, customer workflows, simulation software, aerospace and defense
This role has been open 10 days — well below the 30-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · EDA Tools
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Open roles in category
106
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Median days open
30 d
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Median salary
$162k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Synopsys | All employers we track in this specialty (106 roles · 11 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 52 | 106 |
| Median days open | 27 d | 30 d (−3 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $162k |
Skills observed across this category: technical discovery, product demonstrations, proof-of-concept, customer workflows, simulation software, aerospace and defense
Who's hiring in this category
- Synopsys (this employer) · 54 open roles · median 27 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 25 open roles · median 30 d
- Keysight Technologies · 9 open roles · median 50 d
- Renesas Electronics · 9 open roles · median 63 d
- AMD · 2 open roles · median 88 d
- Arteris · 2 open roles · median 115 d
How we counted: 106 open Applications FAE (EDA Tools) roles from 11 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.