Senior Automotive AI Solutions Manager

Secondmind Ltd; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme

Life Assurance 4x salary

Private Medical Insurance

Eyecare Policy

Stock Options (where applicable)

On-site gym access (24-hour)

Wellbeing platform discounts

Employee assistance programme

Values Award Scheme

Cambridge Botanic Garden membership

Social events

Job summary

Secondmind Ltd in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Technical Solutions Manager to support and expand our automotive and powertrain customer base across Europe, including the UK. This customer-facing technical role helps customers evaluate, adopt, and realise value from our AI-driven Design Space Exploration and Calibration solutions.

Working with Account Executives, ML Engineers, and Product teams, you will lead technical evaluations and PoCs, deliver compelling demonstrations, provide customer

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a technical role for automotive, powertrain or off-highway applications.
• Experience or understanding of engine calibration and toolchains used as part of calibration.
• Familiarity with AI/ML methods and their application to engineering, calibration optimisation, or design exploration.
• Experience in engineering for vehicle and engine development, and understanding of calibration and use of CAE tools in this space.
• Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and executive audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline (Master’s preferred).

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of and lead pre-sales and frontline customer support engagements, including discovery workshops, solution mapping, and tailored product demonstrations.
• Engage with customers to identify opportunities to apply Secondmind’s AI platform across the automotive engineering V‑cycle, including automotive, commercial vehicle, off‑highway, and powertrain development.
• Lead technical evaluations, proof‑of‑concept (PoC) and pilot projects by defining success criteria.
• Partner with sales leadership to develop and deliver compelling technical presentations, proposals, demonstrations, and supporting collateral.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers throughout onboarding, deployment, and adoption, ensuring long‑term customer success.
• Collaborate with Product Management and ML Engineering teams to provide customer feedback and influence product features, capabilities and roadmap priorities.
• Represent Secondmind at customer meetings, industry conferences, technical workshops, and other events across Europe.

Skills

Automotive experience

Powertrain

Calibration knowledge

AI/ML familiarity

CAE tools

Clear communicator

Customer-facing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Secondmind Ltd in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Technical Solutions Manager to support and expand our automotive and powertrain customer base across Europe, including the UK. This customer-facing technical role helps customers evaluate, adopt, and realise value from our AI-driven Design Space Exploration and Calibration solutions.

Working with Account Executives, ML Engineers, and Product teams, you will lead technical evaluations and PoCs, deliver compelling demonstrations, provide customer