Sr. Principal Engineer Simulation Lead – FEA & CFD

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly experienced Sr. Principal Engineer - Simulation Lead FEA & CFD to drive enterprisewide simulation strategy and execution across all products. The role requires deep expertise in ANSYSbased simulation strong understanding of thermal and structural physics and exceptional interpretation and communication skills.

This role goes beyond execution and requires technical leadership organizational maturity building executivelevel engagement and global team leadership. The Simulation Lead will work closely with the Sr. Director Modeling & Simulation to shape and execute the simulation and digital twin strategy while leading overseas FEA and CFD teams.

Responsibilities

Simulation Leadership & Technical Excellence

• Own and drive simulation strategy and execution across the complete product portfolio
• Lead FEA and CFD simulations covering thermal structural and coupled multiphysics problems
• Act as a technical authority for simulationdriven design decisions risk assessment and validation
• Ensure highquality interpretation correlation and communication of simulation results to guide product and business decisions
• Review validate and approve simulation methodologies assumptions and results

Organizational & Team Leadership

• Lead mentor and technically guide global and overseas FEA and CFD teams
• Establish best practices standards and governance for simulation processes
• Develop team capability through coaching training and structured skill development
• Support hiring onboarding and competency development aligned to business needs

ExecutiveLevel Engagement & Strategy Support

• Work for Sr. Director Modeling & Simulation to support:
  • Enterprise simulation strategy
  • Digital twin roadmap and maturity evolution
  • Capability expansion and ROI articulation
• Prepare and support executivelevel presentations on:
  • Simulation and digital twin strategy
  • Technology roadmap and investments
  • Capability maturity and business impact
• Influence leadership decisions through datadriven insights and clear storytelling

Vendor & Ecosystem Management

• Act as the technical interface with strategic tool vendors including ANSYS Cadence and PTC
• Drive:
  • Tool roadmap alignment
  • Licensing and usage optimization
  • Capability expansion and bestpractice adoption
• Lead technical discussions escalations and roadmap reviews with vendors in alignment with business strategy

CrossFunctional Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with design hardware systems and program teams
• Influence product architecture early in the development lifecycle through simulationled insights
• Support product validation failure analysis and rootcause investigations

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise

• 15 years of experience in engineering simulation (FEA / CFD)
• Strong handson expertise in ANSYS (Mechanical Fluent/CFX Workbench) mandatory
• Strong understanding of:
  • Structural analysis (linear/nonlinear static dynamic fatigue thermalstress)
  • Thermal analysis (steadystate transient conjugate heat transfer)
• Experience with multiphysics simulations and complex systems
• Proven strength in simulation result interpretation and decision support

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Excellent interpretation communication and executive presentation skills
• Proven experience leading global or overseas simulation teams
• Strong stakeholder management and crosscultural collaboration skills
• Ability to balance handson technical depth with strategic leadership
• Strong problemsolving ownership and decisionmaking mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in Mechanical Aerospace Automotive or related discipline
• Experience in productbased industries (electronics data centers automotive industrial aerospace etc.)
• Exposure to digital twin frameworks automation optimization or scripting
• Prior experience influencing senior leadership and executive forums

What Success Looks Like

• Simulation is a trusted decisionmaking backbone across products
• Strong alignment between simulation digital twin strategy and business outcomes
• Mature highperforming global FEA/CFD teams
• Clear executive visibility into simulation value capability and roadmap

The successful candidate will embrace Vertivs Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

Customer Focus

Operational Excellence

High-Performance Culture

Innovation

Financial Strength

OUR BEHAVIORS

Own It

Act With Urgency

Foster a Customer-First Mindset

Think Big and Execute

Lead by Example

Drive Continuous Improvement

Learn and Seek Out Development

About Vertiv

Vertiv is a $10.2billion global critical infrastructure and data center technology company. We ensure customers vital applications run continuously by bringing together hardware software analytics and ongoing services. Our portfolio includes power cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus Ohio USA Vertiv employs around 20000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit to learn more.

Work Authorization

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