Principal Thermo-Mechanical Engineer

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đŸ”„ 1 minute ago

đŸ‡«đŸ‡· France – Remote

đŸ’” $110k - $140k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔮 Lead

🧑‍🔧 Mechanical Engineer

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Vinci

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2023

đŸ€– Artificial Intelligence

🔧 Hardware

đŸ€ B2B

đŸ”„ Funding within the last year

💰 $36M Series A on 2025-12

Artificial Intelligence ‱ Hardware ‱ B2B

Vinci is an AI-driven physics-simulation company (branded Vinci AI / Vinci4d) that provides full-manufacturing-resolution design and simulation tools for hardware engineering. Its core product is a physics AI foundation model that combines AI acceleration with FEA solver accuracy to run GPU-powered, full-fidelity simulations (no meshing or approximations) orders of magnitude faster than traditional solvers. Vinci targets semiconductor and hardware engineering teams, has been validated against commercial FEA tools and peer-reviewed studies, and positions itself as a B2B platform to embed physical reasoning throughout the hardware design lifecycle. The company also publicizes a major Series B raise and partnerships with institutional and strategic investors in the hardware and semiconductor industry.

📋 Description

‱ Build, lead, and scale a high-performing team of thermo-mechanical engineers across Europe ‱ Set technical direction, hire and mentor team members, and drive field execution ‱ Collaborate with Sales to lead technical discussions, scope PoC evaluations, and deliver product demonstrations ‱ Guide customer engineering teams through simulation setup, complex test cases, and result interpretation ‱ Own customer onboarding, deployment pipeline, account expansion, training, and advanced troubleshooting ‱ Provide product guidance and translate customer feedback into product features ‱ Represent Vinci at industry conferences and semiconductor events ‱ Track competitive technologies, industry trends, and market positioning ‱ Help customers validate and optimize complex semiconductor, electronics packaging, and wafer-scale designs

🎯 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 ‱ Deep familiarity with semiconductor electronics packaging, advanced packaging technologies, or foundry ecosystems ‱ Prior experience in dedicated customer-facing roles ‱ Practical programming experience using Python or C++ to automate workflows or parse simulation data ‱ Proven managerial or technical leadership experience ‱ Elite interpersonal and communication skills ‱ Familiarity with thermal management and cooling solutions and/or SI/PI workflows is desirable ‱ Direct experience commercializing technical software is desirable ‱ Prior technical pre-sales, application engineering, or strategic technical sales experience is desirable ‱ Ability to adopt physics-based workflows and AI-assisted design or simulation tools is desirable

đŸ–ïž Benefits

‱ Offers Equity ‱ Remote work ‱ Moderate travel primarily within continental Europe ‱ Collaboration with world-class engineers and researchers ‱ Fast-moving startup environment

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