Applications Engineering, Staff Engineer - Remote
Originally posted 5 October 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on simulation products within the Aerospace & Defense sector.
About the role
As an Applications Engineering Staff Engineer, you will work to grow the business for a portfolio of simulation products in the Aerospace & Defense sector. This role involves driving the adoption of Digital Mission Engineering software in Spain/France and EMEA's defense sector.
What you'll do
- Work independently within multi-disciplinary teams to grow the business for a full portfolio of simulation products in Aerospace and Defence.
- Provide technical support to customers, demonstrating mastery of engineering simulation techniques within aerospace domains.
- Interact with aerospace customers to understand their solution needs and engineering design workflows.
- Lead complex customer engagements throughout the sales opportunity lifecycle.
- Gather customer requirements to support continuous software improvement and guide the product roadmap.
- Mentor junior application engineers, fostering their technical growth and customer-facing skills.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Aerospace/Astronautical/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field.
- 4-5 years of hands-on professional experience.
- Fluent in writing and speaking both Spanish/French and English.
- Prior experience in modeling and simulation of complex aerospace systems (space launch vehicles, satellites, aircraft, defense systems).
- Demonstrated understanding of aerospace engineering practices, product development lifecycles, and experience with building and deploying simulation solutions within engineering workflows.
- Competency in Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and familiarity with programming languages: Python, MATLAB, C#, Java.
- Familiarity with Communications, Radars, & Sensors Systems (RF propagation, link analysis, jamming/interference, detection and tracking).
- Knowledge of Multiphysics tools (e.g., structural, fluid dynamics, electromagnetics, thermal).
Nice to have
- Demonstrated use of Ansys DME software (STK, ODTK).
- Understanding of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
- Familiarity with Astrodynamics (orbital mechanics, trajectory optimization) and/or Flight Dynamics (aircraft stability and control, aerodynamic performance).
Skills: technical support, customer engagements, simulation products, aerospace & defense, engineering design workflows, product roadmap
This role has been open 21 days — well below the 34-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · EDA Tools
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Open roles in category
124
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Median days open
34 d
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Median salary
$182k
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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 (124 roles · 10 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 65 | 124 |
| Median days open | 28 d | 34 d (−6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $182k |
Skills observed across this category: technical support, customer engagements, simulation products, aerospace & defense, engineering design workflows, product roadmap
Who's hiring in this category
- Synopsys (this employer) · 63 open roles · median 33 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 35 open roles · median 28 d
- Keysight Technologies · 9 open roles · median 61 d
- Renesas Electronics · 9 open roles · median 74 d
- Amazon · 2 open roles · median 16 d
- Arteris · 2 open roles · median 126 d
How we counted: 124 open Applications FAE (EDA Tools) roles from 10 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 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.