{"id":104787,"date":"2025-06-23T12:56:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/?page_id=104787"},"modified":"2025-07-11T11:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T11:36:37","slug":"state-of-engineering-ai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/state-of-engineering-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"The State of Engineering AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mind the Engineering AI Gap<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

A new global study of 300 engineering leaders reveals a widening gap between AI expectation and execution in engineering workflows, and the lessons from top performers who are closing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Engineering leaders overwhelmingly believe in AI\u2019s potential to transform design and simulation workflows.
But most teams are still struggling to turn that vision into reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our new State of Engineering AI 2025<\/em> report surveyed leaders across the US and Europe to uncover where progress is happening\u2014and where barriers remain. The findings highlight a growing gap between AI expectations and execution, <\/strong>and present clear lessons for engineering leaders ready to move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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AI Ambition Far Outpaces Execution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

93% of engineering leaders expect AI to deliver productivity gains, with 30% anticipating very high <\/strong>gains. But just 3% report achieving that level of impact today.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Cloud-native adopters pulling ahead<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Organizations using cloud-native simulation tools are 3x more likely<\/strong> to have mature AI programs and 6x more likely<\/strong> to have clean, centralized data\u2014critical for scaling AI. They are also twice as confident<\/strong> in achieving AI goals within the next 12 months.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mind the Engineering AI Gap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

300 engineering leaders surveyed. Only 3% are achieving very high AI gains at scale. Discover what top performers are doing differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Siloed Data and Legacy Tools Are Blocking Progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

55%<\/strong> cite siloed data and 42%<\/strong> cite legacy desktop CAE tools as major blockers\u2014highlighting a foundational infrastructure gap across many organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Leadership Misalignment Is Slowing Progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

42% of CTOs perceive resistance to AI adoption within technical teams, but only 25% of simulation and engineering leads report such resistance. This suggests many are underestimating the readiness and hunger to accelerate AI adoption within teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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AI Viewed as a Growth Driver \u2014 Not an Efficiency Play<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Engineering leaders expect AI to fuel greater design innovation (54%)<\/strong>, engineering productivity (51%)<\/strong>, and faster time to market (47%)<\/strong>\u2014with reduced costs ranking lowest on the list of expected benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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On-Demand Webinar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Explore the findings from the State of Engineering AI 2025<\/em> in our webinar, featuring SimScale and NVIDIA leaders sharing insights on how Engineering AI is transforming product design and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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