Sales Engineer / Simulation Expert

Get to know Visual Components

Visual Components is a key technology partner to many of the world’s most ambitious manufacturers, system integrators, and machine builders. Our mission is to help them design, optimise, and deliver production systems faster, more efficiently, and with less risk in an industry evolving at an unprecedented pace.  Our software enables the design, testing, and optimisation of production lines with a level of speed and accuracy that is difficult to match, covering factory simulation, virtual commissioning, and offline programming.  Manufacturers using Visual Components significantly reduce both time and risk in critical investment decisions. System integrators gain a clear competitive advantage by designing and delivering better systems, faster, and with stronger visualisation to support their sales process.  As part of the KUKA Group, one of the world’s leading industrial robotics companies, we operate at a scale and level of impact that few in the industry can match.  We are trusted by over 2,400 organisations globally and contribute to advancing industrial automation through partnerships with leading academic and research institutions.  Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, with offices in Germany, the United States, and Japan. The role and the team

We are looking for a commercially minded Sales Engineer / Simulation Expert to support the growth of Visual Components in France.  This is primarily a customer-facing technical sales role. You will work closely with Visual Components sales teams, KUKA sales teams, and customers to demonstrate how our software can solve real manufacturing and automation challenges.  You will support both new customer acquisition and the development of existing accounts. A key part of the role will be helping customers adopt Visual Components successfully, identify additional use cases and expand their use of our solutions.  You will be based in France and will focus mainly on the French market, while collaborating with the wider Visual Components Simulation Experts team. Your impact

Support new sales opportunities 

• Work alongside Visual Components and KUKA sales teams to qualify customer needs and shape the right technical solution.
• Deliver compelling product demonstrations tailored to the customer’s industry,processesand business challenges.
• Lead technical discovery sessions,workshopsand solution presentations.
• Support trials, proofs of concept and technical evaluations.
• Translate technical capabilities into clear customer value and business outcomes.
• Help sales teams address technical questions and overcome objections throughout the sales process.
• Participate in customer meetings, exhibitions, tradeshowsand industry events.

Drive customer adoption and expansion 

• Work with existing customers to increase the adoption and value of Visual Components solutions.
• Understand how customers currently use the software andidentifyadditionalteams, applications and use cases.
• Deliver onboarding, training,workshopsand best-practice guidance.
• Support account development plans together with the relevant sales owner.
• Help customers build internal capability and become successful long-term users of Visual Components.
• Technical support work: support our customers with productsupportrelated queries.

The skills you will bring

• Experience in technical sales, presales, solution engineering, applicationengineeringor customer-facing industrial software roles.
• A strong understanding of manufacturing, industrial automation, robotics, productionengineeringor related disciplines.
• Experience with 3D simulation, CAD, digital manufacturing, roboticssimulationor comparable engineering software.
• The ability to understand customer requirements and translate them into technical solutions and business value.
• Strong presentation,demonstrationand workshop facilitation skills.
• A commercial mindset and an interest in helping customers expand their use of technology.
• Confidence working alongside sales teams and supporting customer opportunities.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• Fluency in French and strong professional English.
• Willingness to travel regularly within France and occasionally elsewhere in Europe.

Ideal Candidate Will Have 

• Previousexperience with Visual Components or another manufacturing simulation platform.
• Experience with factory simulation, virtualcommissioningor offline robot programming.
• Knowledge of PLCs, industrialconnectivityor robot programming.
• Experience working with manufacturers, systemintegratorsor machine builders.
• Basic Python or other scripting experience.

The Team  You will work closely with the Visual Components European sales organisation, the KUKA sales organisation, and the global Simulation Experts team.  The role combines strong local market ownership with access to an international community of simulation, automation and manufacturing experts. Perks of joining us

• A highly visible role supporting the growth of Visual Components in France.
• The opportunity to work at the intersection of industrial software,roboticsand manufacturing transformation.
• Close collaboration with Visual Components and KUKA sales teams.
• A flexible working model within France.
• Competitive compensation, including a performance-relatedcomponent.
• Opportunities to develop your technical, commercial and industryexpertise.
• An international, collaborative and low-hierarchy working environment.
• A stable organisation backed by the KUKA Group.

How to apply

Please submit your application through the form on our careers page.   We will begin interviews as applications are received and may make an appointment once we identify the right candidate. Next steps with us

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About us

With over 20 years in business, Visual Components is one of the pioneers of the 3D manufacturing simulation industry.   

Visual Components is a leading developer of 3D manufacturing simulation software and solutions. Founded in 1999 by a team of simulation experts, we started with a humble goal – to make manufacturing design and simulation technology easy to use and accessible to manufacturing organizations of all sizes.

Today, Visual Components is recognized as a global leader in the manufacturing simulation industry and trusted technology partner to many leading brands. We offer machine builders, system integrators, and manufacturers a simple, quick, and cost-effective solution to design and simulate production lines.