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JOB DESCRIPTION Technical Manager / JOB TITLE Job ID 217SA0001 Acoustic Simulation Manager LOCATION Troy, MI Organization Sales PURPOSE This person has the responsibility for managing a group of Acoustic Simulation Application Engineers to handle all of the acoustic technical activities in the Americas across a wide variety of industries including automotive, aircraft, space, industrial, and consumer products. He or she will work with other FFT/MSC technical resources in acoustics and other disciplines, with engineers at our customers and prospects, and with sales and management personal at FFT and MSC Software. They will fill the role of technical specialist in acoustics to our prospects and customers, and will coordinate the tasks, priorities and on--‐going training of our technical team in the areas listed below. EDUCATION Master’s Degree or PhD in mechanical or electrical engineering or physics with an emphasis in acoustics WORK EXPERIENCE We will consider candidates with no experience or with significant experience. Experience with one or more acoustic simulation software following: Actran, Abaqus, Sysnoise, Virtual Lab Acoustics, Comsol Acoustics, or VAone. CFD, structural FEA Acoustic measurement KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Deep knowledge of engineering acoustics Excellent interpersonal skills, including excellent written and oral communication in English Strong desire to learn and to help people solve their problems Knowledge of Ansa, Patran, Hypermesh, Nastran, Python, Matlab, StarCCM+, Fluent or other FEA or CFD tools is preferred DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Managing the delivery of acoustic technical solutions to Americas prospects and customers. 2. Pre--sales Support – Listening to prospects to understand their needs, their current acoustic analysis and testing processes, and then explaining how Actran software and / or our consulting services could help them. This will be done in partnership with management and technical sales people. 3. Post--sales Support – Answering customers’ technical questions via phone, email and web meetings. Advising customers on how to optimize their use of Actran. 4. Training – Training customers in the use of Actran software at their locations or in our office 5. Projects – Completing engineering projects for customers, at their site or in our office PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Sitting most of the time, computer work, teaching classes. Loading Physical requirements equipment into and out of vehicles Visual Requirements General office work and driving Work Conditions Normal Office Environment Travel will be required, ranging from zero trips some months to 2 Travel weeks of travel other months, with weekends at home. Averaged over the year, the travel will be less than 50% of the business days. .