Application Engineer

Visual Components Oy; Espoo; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Remote work option

Healthcare insurance

Safe and stable workplace

Low hierarchy and relaxed culture

Job summary

Visual Components Oy in Espoo is seeking an Application Engineer to join our international Simulation Experts team. You will help customers use our 3D simulation tools, deliver product demonstrations, and contribute to tutorials and documentation.

The role emphasizes automation, PLCs, connectivity, and 3D modeling; you will lead training sessions, speak to groups online or onsite, and travel within Finland as needed in a hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• Degree in automation, production, mechanical, industrial, electrical engineering or computer science.
• Strong Python programming experience from work, studies or hobbies.
• Experience in 3D modeling and/or 3D simulation tools (Visual Components, CAD, Blender, Maya).
• Experience in production, automation, and/or robotics.
• Knowledge of industrial automation, PLCs, connectivity and industrial networks.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to present to groups online and onsite.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Customer-focused mindset and willingness to travel for work.

Responsibilities

• Teach customers how to use Visual Components to solve business challenges.
• Provide efficient customer support.
• Deliver product presentations and demonstrations with the Sales team.
• Create detailed product documentation and tutorials.
• Participate in consultancy projects.
• Develop simulation components and model libraries.
• Attend exhibitions and trade shows.

Skills

Automation engineering background

Python programming

3D modeling

Production/automation/robotics

Industrial automation PLCs & networks

Presentation skills

English communication

Customer-focused

Willingness to travel

Education

Degree in automation/production/mechanical/industrial/electrical engineering or computer science

Tools

3D tools (Visual Components, CAD, Blender, Maya)

Job description

We are now looking for an Application Engineer to join our international team in Espoo. You will be working in the Simulation Experts team. Application Engineers (Also known as Simulation Experts) ensure that our customers, which include machine builders, system integrators, and manufacturers, can use the Visual Components products and services successfully. In this position, continuous learning is your daily task. This means both discovering new details on the technical side and learning to understand the needs of different industries.

In the Simulation Experts team, we have a lot of responsibilities, and we share and rotate tasks and roles. We are looking for someone with excellent technical skills in automation, production, computer science, or a similar field. Ideally, you know how to write scripts and utilize AI to automate tasks, you are familiar with 3D modeling, you are a problem solver, and you are not afraid of leading training sessions or speaking to a group of people online or on-site. As we are now filling a position in the Connectivity team within the Simulation Experts department, we especially value knowledge of industrial automation, PLCs, connectivity, and industrial networks. But most importantly, you are eager to learn and help others.

Your impact

• Teaching customers how to use Visual Components to solve their business challenges
• Providing the most efficient customer support
• Working alongside our Sales team as a subject matter expert in delivering product presentations and demonstrations.
• Being involved in creating detailed product documentation and tutorials
• Participating in consultancy projects
• Developing simulation components and model libraries
• Attending exhibitions and trade shows

The skills you will bring

• Relevant work experience and / or educational background (e.g., a degree) in automation engineering, production engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, electrical engineering, or computer science
• Good experience in Python programming gained from previous work, studies, or hobbies. We value other programming languages as well
• Experience in 3D modeling, and/or 3D simulation tools. For example, Visual Components, CAD, Blender, Maya, 3D Studio, etc.
• Experience in production, automation, and/or robotics
• knowledge of industrial automation, PLCs, connectivity, and industrial networks
• Presentation skills and ability to talk to a group of people online and on-site
• Strong English communication skills, both written and spoken
• Customer focused mindset
• Interest in providing customer support
• Ability to travel for work

Perks of joining us

As a company, we are flexible and adaptable when it comes to your location inside Finland. However, we would prefer candidates near our Espoo office for a hybrid working model.

We offer you:

• Competitive salary
• The opportunity to further develop and expand your skills and make an impact on the development of the 3D simulation industry
• Flexible working hours and remote work
• Healthcare insurance
• An employer who supports various life situations
• Safe and stable workplace
• Low hierarchy and flexible and relaxed organizational culture

Degree in automation, production, mechanical, industrial, electrical engineering, or computer science, Good experience in Python programming, Experience in 3D modeling and/or 3D simulation tools (e.g., CAD, Blender, Maya), Experience in production, automation, and/or robotics, Knowledge of industrial automation, PLCs, connectivity, and industrial networks, Presentation skills for online and on-site groups, Strong written and spoken English communication skills, Customer focused mindset, Ability to travel for work