About The Position
Vinci is building Physics AI for hardware design. Its software platform helps hardware designers and physics simulation engineers explore, analyze, and optimize hardware systems by combining the accuracy and determinism of traditional simulation with the speed and scale of AI. The platform supports the design, verification, manufacture, and integration of advanced semiconductors and complex hardware systems. As a pivotal leader in the European Forward Deployment team, the Principal Thermo-Mechanical Engineer will drive adoption of Vinci’s platform among leading engineering organizations and build, mentor, and guide a high-performing team of thermal engineers. The role uses deep simulation expertise and fundamentals in continuum mechanics to help enterprise customers validate and optimize complex real-world designs, assess phenomena such as linear and nonlinear behavior and contact interactions, and evaluate warpage, stress evolution, thermal cycling, and reliability across advanced semiconductor devices, electronics packages, and wafer-scale systems. The position works closely with customer engineering teams to understand technical challenges, provide expert guidance, and demonstrate the platform’s value. It also serves as a feedback channel to Product and Engineering, translating customer insights into inputs that shape product direction and continuous improvement. The role is remote and based in France, with close collaboration with Sales, Product, and Engineering teams in Palo Alto, California. It involves moderate travel, primarily within continental Europe, and occasional travel to the United States. The stated locations are Paris or Grenoble, France.
Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
- Expert-level mastery of commercial FEA software such as Ansys Mechanical, Abaqus, or equivalent.
- 15+ years of hands-on experience in thermo-mechanical simulations, either as a simulation practitioner or as a technical account manager for commercial physics simulation software.
- Deep familiarity with semiconductor electronics packaging, advanced packaging technologies such as 2.5D/3D IC, or foundry ecosystems.
- Prior experience in dedicated customer-facing roles and the ability to build trust and manage engineering client relationships.
- Practical programming experience using Python or C++ to automate workflows or parse simulation data.
- Proven managerial or technical leadership experience, including the ability to scale, mentor, and drive execution across engineering teams.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex physics and simulation results clearly to technical audiences and business-oriented executives.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with thermal management and cooling solutions and/or Electrical Signal Integrity and Power Integrity (SI/PI) workflows.
- Direct experience commercializing technical software, ideally EDA or CAE simulation tools, into major semiconductor and electronics enterprises.
- Prior experience in technical pre-sales, application engineering (FAE), or strategic technical sales.
- Ability to rapidly adopt and champion next-generation physics-based workflows and AI-assisted design or simulation tools.
Responsibilities
- Build, lead, and scale a high-performing team of thermo-mechanical engineers; set technical direction, hire and mentor team members, and drive field execution across Europe.
- Collaborate with Sales to lead technical discussions, scope proof-of-concept evaluations, and deliver product demonstrations to prospective enterprise customers.
- Guide customer engineering teams through evaluations by overseeing simulation setup, running complex test cases, and interpreting results to demonstrate Vinci’s technical and business value.
- Own customer enablement, including onboarding, deployment pipeline, and account expansion; provide senior technical guidance, structured training, and advanced troubleshooting.
- Provide product guidance and feedback, identify customer pain points and workflow bottlenecks, and work with Product and Engineering to turn field feedback into product features.
- Represent Vinci at industry conferences and semiconductor events through technical presentations and live platform demonstrations for prospects and partners.
- Maintain knowledge of competitive technologies, industry trends, and market positioning to communicate Vinci’s differentiators.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
