Principal Consultant

Etteplan Oyj; Herlev Kommune; On-site; DKK 822,000 - 1,271,000; Full time

Job summary

Etteplan Oyj is seeking a Principal Consultant, Embedded Systems & Edge AI to join its newly established Advisory team within Software and Embedded Solutions. You operate at the intersection of industrial domain understanding, embedded software and hardware architectures, and edge AI engineering practices.

You lead early-phase engagements, helping customers frame challenges and define directions for adopting edge AI and modern architectures.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in consulting or senior client-facing roles.
• Strong embedded software/hardware development background.
• Ability to turn complex challenges into structured directions.
• Experience in industrial domains (manufacturing, energy, automotive, etc.).
• Advisory & consulting capabilities bridging strategy and execution.
• Comfort working in international, multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead early-phase client engagements on embedded systems and edge AI.
• Advise on edge AI adoption and embedded architecture modernization.
• Translate challenges into clear product/edge AI roadmaps.
• Support sales and pre-sales with technical leadership.
• Develop and refine Etteplan’s Embedded Systems & Edge AI offerings.
• Mentor lead engineers and architects across business units.
• Promote an AI-first mindset in software and hardware development.

Skills

Embedded systems

Edge AI

Strategic advisory

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Industrial expertise

Job description

Are you motivated by shaping how industrial organizations design and scale intelligent embedded systems and edge AI in real-world environments? Do you thrive at the intersection of strategy and execution, helping customers move from emerging edge AI concepts to robust, production-ready solutions that transform how industrial products, vehicles, and systems are built and operated? Etteplan is strengthening its Advisory Services capabilities and is now looking for a Principal Consultant, Embedded Systems & Edge AI to join our newly established Advisory team within Software and Embedded Solutions (SES). As Principal Consultant, Embedded Systems & Edge AI, you operate at the intersection of industrial domain understanding, embedded software and hardware architectures, and edge AI engineering practices. You lead early-phase engagements, helping customers frame complex challenges, assess feasibility and maturity, and define clear directions for adopting edge AI and next-generation embedded architectures in industrial contexts. You act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, ensuring continuity from advisory consultancy work into implementation and delivery, collaborating closely with delivery teams and architects. In parallel, you play a key role in building and scaling Etteplan’s internal embedded and edge AI capabilities, acting as a role model and technical leader across Advisory Services and Business Units.

Responsibilities

• Leading early-phase client engagements and consultancy related to embedded systems and edge AI, including discovery, framing, feasibility assessment, and direction-setting in industrial environments.
• Advising customers on edge AI adoption and embedded architecture modernization, focusing on robustness, scalability, safety, and value creation in real production systems.
• Translating industrial challenges into clear embedded product and edge AI problem statements, architectures, and roadmaps.
• Supporting sales and pre-sales by providing insight, credibility, and technical leadership in strategic customer discussions.
• Contributing to the development and refinement of Etteplan’s Embedded Systems & Edge AI offerings, methods, and best practices.
• Building embedded and edge AI capability across Business Units – acting as a mentor and role model for lead engineers and architects.
• Driving an AI-first mindset in how software and embedded systems are designed, developed, and maintained in industrial contexts.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in consulting, advisory, advanced technology, or other senior client-facing roles – with direct experience leading engagements with senior stakeholders, not just supporting teams that do it.
• Solid foundation in embedded software and/or hardware development and modern software engineering/architecture, combined with a strong understanding of industrial AI requirements – including reliability, observability, safety, and lifecycle management – in hardware-constrained environments.
• Demonstrated ability to take complex, ambiguous business and engineering challenges and turn them into structured directions.
• Background in industrial, manufacturing, energy, automotive, defense, or other complex engineering-driven domains.
• Advisory & consulting capabilities, with strong ability to bridge strategy and execution.
• Ability to operate comfortably in international and multi-disciplinary environments.