Applications Engineer: Low Frequency Electromagnetism

COMSOL, Inc.; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

33 days holiday (including bank hols)

Company pension

Private health insurance (after qual.)

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working (min 3 days in office)

Job summary

COMSOL Ltd in Cambridge, UK, is seeking an Applications Engineer specialising in Low Frequency Electromagnetism to support commercial and academic customers using COMSOL Multiphysics. You will deliver modelling solutions, demonstrations, and training while collaborating with sales and engineering teams across offices.

The role involves travel within the UK and Ireland, a strong focus on customer interaction, and the opportunity for personal and professional growth in a dynamic, diverse

Qualifications

• Strong mathematical and physics background, especially in electromagnetics.
• Experience in electric motor modelling preferable.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice to the sales team at pre- and post-sales stages.
• Support customers by email, phone, and in person and conduct trainings.
• Create and deliver product demonstrations at workshops and conferences.

Skills

Electromagnetics

Mathematics background

Computational analysis

Customer-facing communication

Time management

Tools

COMSOL Multiphysics

Job description

COMSOL Ltd is seeking an Applications Engineer with a speciality in Low Frequency Electromagnetism to join its team in Cambridge, UK. COMSOL provides software solutions for multiphysics modelling to both commercial and academic customers. From the Cambridge office, we sell to several top engineering and scientific teams in the UK and Ireland. This is a small-office environment in a rapidly growing, diverse company. As such, you will be entrusted with a broad range of responsibilities, allowing for personal and professional growth.

We are seeking an individual with a strong background in low frequency electromagnetism. Suitable candidates will have a background in one or more of the following applications: electric motors, capacitive, resistive or inductive systems; permanent magnets or electromagnets. Candidates will be expected to display familiarity with basic theory for all of the above applications.

Primary Responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to use your skills in physics, engineering, and mathematics to support both commercial and academic customers undertaking a variety of physical modelling and simulation tasks using COMSOL Multiphysics software. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Providing technical advice to the sales team at both pre- and post-sales stages.
• Providing support and explanation to customers by email, by phone and in person.
• Conducting training courses.

You Will

• Work closely with the sales team and customers at both pre- and post-sales stages.
• Support customers using COMSOL Multiphysics by addressing their modelling requirements and providing guidance, advice, and modelling assistance in a wide variety of application areas.
• Create and deliver COMSOL product demonstrations at public workshops, customer meetings and professional conferences.
• Conduct both public and customer bespoke training courses on COMSOL Multiphysics.
• Interact with both potential and existing customers in both industry and academia.
• Develop benchmark models to demonstrate features and capabilities of COMSOL Multiphysics to meet the modelling requirements of customers.
• Work collaboratively with developers and other Application Engineers, both in the UK and other COMSOL offices, to establish a productive and proactive working environment.
• This role will also include some travel within the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Person Specification

• A strong mathematical and physics background, especially in electromagnetics and related fields. Proven proficiency with computational analysis is beneficial but not essential.
• Experience in electric motor modelling is preferable.
• An aptitude for problem‑solving and discerning the physics underlying complex modelling projects.
• Positive and professional communication both in person and on the phone, with concise writing skills and the ability to communicate with confidence in a client‑facing environment.
• Business-oriented and willing to work with customers and the COMSOL sales team.
• Ability to interact with customers from a diverse range of industries and research organisations, and genuine interest in working in a technical sales environment.
• Strong time‑management skills, with the ability to balance multiple demands in assisting a large number of customers, as well as team members.
• A willingness to extend your existing knowledge and skills into other scientific disciplines.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

COMSOL Offers

• Competitive salary
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Company pension (after qualifying period)
• Private health insurance (after qualifying period)
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working (with a minimum of 3 days in the office per week)
• Professional and personal development in a fast-growing high‑tech software company
• Work with creative and qualified team members in Cambridge and other international offices
• Office social events and many other perks