JOB DESCRIPTION

Pro/E Application Engineer -CAD

PRO/E - CAD - Pre-sales Engineer.

This role involves working with the North American PTC Education sales team who supports technical functions with the internal goal of driving revenue and adoption by assisting our customers with utilizing and expanding their use of our products. While supporting traditional educational sales campaigns, this position will work primarily on three strategic programs; Department of Defense Starbase, Real World Design Challenge and FIRST.

The Application Engineer is an intermediate level technical specialist who should be capable of handling more challenging projects and customer situations. These include the technical execution of "events" such as small custom demonstrations, benchmarks, proof of concepts, etc. and additional customer facing activities. In the execution of all of these activities, the Application Engineer is capable of being more autonomous and requires less guidance from more tenured Specialists and management.

Primary Responsibilities:

Support the following types of sales activities:
- Customer meetings
- Deliver standard demonstrations in person and over the Internet
- Deliver small to mid-size custom demonstrations
- Lead Technical Specialist on small validation events
- Drive Social Product Development programs in institutions
- Manage all the technical aspects of key North American Education programs; including Starbase, Real World Design Challenge and FIRST
- Lead with basic hands-on workshops for the educational community
- Conduct Training sessions on desktop applications
- Active support in Sales Representative Advice Line, etc.
- Capable of taking ownership of small custom projects and manage, organize, and prepare all of the necessary functions of the project with supervision from tenured Specialists.
- Drive customer satisfaction initiatives and adoption set forth by management

Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree in an engineering, computers, software discipline
- Requires a minimum of 3 years of Technical Sales

Preferred Qualifications:
- A self-starter with the ability to work independently and learn quickly
- Exceptional time management and organizational skills
- The ability to travel as much as 30% to 50% of the time (this will vary from month to month). Such travel may occur over weekend or other traditional non-business days.
- Track record of success within a team oriented environment
- Adaptable in rapidly changing environments
- Excellent communication and presentation skills

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

AT A GLANCE:
PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC) provides discrete manufacturers with software and services to meet the globalization, time-to-market and operational efficiency objectives of product development. Using the company’s PLM and CAD solutions, organizations in the Industrial, High-Tech, Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Retail and Consumer, and Medical industries are able to support key business objectives and create innovative products that meet customer needs and comply with industry regulations. FY 2009 revenue: $938 million (9/30/09). For more information on PTC, please visit www.ptc.com.

HEADQUARTERS:
140 Kendrick Street
Needham, MA 02494
781-370-5000

EMPLOYEES:
5000+ employees in 30 countries around the world

COMPANY HISTORY:
PTC was formed in 1985 by Samuel Geisberg and released its parametric MCAD software, Pro/ENGINEER in 1988 to become a pioneer in 3D product design. The company had its IPO in 1989 and introduced Windchill, its PLM software in 1998. PTC has continued to expand its product offerings and market reach through organic product development, strategic partnerships and acquisitions.

SOLUTIONS:
Our integral Product Development System (PDS) is a configuration of PTC solutions, specifically designed to give companies the capabilities necessary to optimize product development processes:

Products:

· Enterprise Solutions
PTC Enterprise Solutions include integrated PLM solutions, enterprise publishing, and product analytics software. PTC’s principal Enterprise Solutions are Windchill®, ProductView™, Arbortext®. InSight™ Environmental Compliance and Relex®.

· Desktop Solutions
PTC Desktop Solutions include integrated CAD/CAM/CAE software and engineering calculations software. PTC’s principal Desktop Solutions are Pro/ENGINEER®, CoCreate® and Mathcad®.

Services:

· Consulting, Implementation and Training Services
PTC offers product development best practices designed to optimize people, processes and technology, a wide range of implementation services for quick technology adoption as well as an extensive curriculum of instructor-led and computer-based training services.

PARTNERS:
PTC has over 800 partners including value-added-resellers, enterprise software and performance team partners, hardware and system integration partners, and service and training partners.

BENEFITS:
PTC’s benefits are among the most competitive in the industry. While your salary is the major component of your compensation, you also receive a competitive benefits package including:

• 401(K)
• Healthcare
• PTO (paid time off)
• Holiday Pay
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Extensive management and employee training development program
• Onsite Fitness Center and Cafeteria (at Headquarters in Needham)