Senior Applications Engineer

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About Secondmind

Secondmind builds data-efficient engineering AI software that helps teams make better design and performance optimisation decisions faster. Our product reduces simulation and testing requirements without compromising quality, accelerating development and enabling more sustainable.

Our positive working culture is founded on a collaborative environment that encourages teamwork and innovation. We foster open communication and cross-functional collaboration, enabling diverse teams to work together to solve complex challenges. Our flexible workplace plan ensures a healthy work-life balance, accommodating various working styles and personal needs, whether through remote work options or adaptable schedules.

We also prioritize personal and professional growth by offering development opportunities, including training and mentorship. This nurturing environment empowers our employees to thrive, continuously learn, and contribute meaningfully to our mission of advancing automotive system design and calibration with our data-efficient machine learning solutions.

Founded in 2016 and supported by investors such as Mazda Motor Corporation, Amadeus Capital, Atlantic Bridge and Cambridge Innovation Capital, Secondmind was recently recognized with the Automotive Testing Technology International 'Alternative Powertrain Test Innovation of the Year Award 2024'; selected for the Tech Nation Future Fifty scale-up program, and named by Bloomberg as one of the UK’s 25 Startups to Watch 2024.

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Applications Engineer to support and expand our

customer base across the US market. This individual will be a key technical partner

in helping customers evaluate, adopt, and realize value from Secondmind’s AI-driven design space exploration and AI driven model-based calibration solutions.

The role involves close collaboration with sales, ML engineers, R&D ,and product

teams to deliver compelling demonstrations, technical workshops, and proof-of-

concept (PoC) projects. You will leverage your experience with simulation and

system-level modeling tools to bridge the gap between engineering workflows and

modern AI/ML-driven approaches. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing company operating in a dynamic startup environment, where your expertise and customer focus will directly shape adoption and success.

Key responsibilities

• Lead technical pre-sales engagements, including discovery meetings, solution mapping, and tailored product demonstrations.
• Engage with customers to understand system modeling, simulation, and calibration workflows and identify opportunities for applying Secondmind Solutions.
• Support proof-of-concept and pilot projects, defining success criteria, preparing data, configuring software, and analyzing results.
• Partner with sales leadership to develop and deliver impactful presentations, proposals, and technical collateral.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers, ensuring successful onboarding and sustained adoption.
• Provide structured feedback to the product and R&D teams to influence roadmap direction.
• Represent Secondmind at industry events, conferences, and customer workshops globally.
  
  

What skills, experience, and qualifications do you need to succeed in this role?

Essential

• 7+ years of experience in a pre-sales or customer-support role for engineering simulation or system-level modeling tools.
• Strong background in simulation, model-based engineering, or model-based calibration.
• Experience working with major system level simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, GT-Power, and Modelica-based platforms, and major CAE tools from Synopsis/Ansys, Simulia, Hexagon, Cadence, and Convergent Science and Siemens Simcenter.
• Familiarity with AI/ML methods and their application to engineering, optimization, or design exploration.
• Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and executive audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline (Master’s preferred).
• Must be eligible to work in the United States (U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder).

Preferred

• Background in automotive systems, particularly powertrain, e-drive, or vehicle dynamics.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or electronics industries.
• Hands-on experience with data-driven engineering workflows or surrogate modeling approaches.
• Demonstrated success in a fast-paced, collaborative, startup-like environment.

Our culture - What we can offer you

 

We offer a working environment that is inclusive, stimulates innovation and continuous learning, and that thrives on growth and change. 

 

Our culture is underpinned by our values; they are what we stand for, part of our DNA. They help us to attract and retain the right talent and customers, help us make the right decisions and clarify how we should all behave and treat one another, they are:

 

• Delight every customer (Customers)
• No bar too high (Excellence)
• Give more than take (Sustainability)
• Make the impossible, possible (Innovation)
• Celebrate differences, act as one (Inclusion)