--- title: 'VP of Engineering at Neural Concept' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/vp-of-engineering-neural-concept-lausanne-yqrvtntwp8n8' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # VP of Engineering at Neural Concept - **Company:** Neural Concept - **Location:** Lausanne, Switzerland - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-08-28 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/neuralconcept/6143e1e6-4075-4604-96ef-924d61990074 ## Job description ## About the Role As VP of Engineering, you will be responsible for building, scaling, and operating a high-performing software engineering organization capable of reliably delivering Neural Concept’s ambitious product and technology roadmap. You will turn product vision into software reality, while ensuring our teams and culture scale sustainably — in quality, velocity, and people development. ## What you will do Own engineering execution and delivery - Ensure predictable, high-quality delivery across product and platform initiatives - Translate product and technical strategy into realistic plans, milestones, and commitments - Identify risks early and manage trade-offs transparently Structure the engineering organization - Evolve team structures, ownership boundaries, and collaboration models as we scale - Build and coach engineering managers and tech leads - Continuously adapt the organization to match company growth Build strong and modern engineering processes - Establish lightweight, effective development processes that scale without bureaucracy - Leverage the best of AI technologies to amplify our impact while maintaining small, agile teams - Define and track the right engineering metrics Guarantee technical quality, reliability, and security in practice - Partner with the CTO to uphold architectural principles and long-term technical health - Drive pragmatic approaches to technical debt, qulity testing, and operational excellence - Collaborate with GTM and deployment teams to guarantee smooth, secure deployments across diverse customer scaling scenarios Collaborate closely with leadership and customers - Work together with Product, Research, Deployment, and Leadership - Represent engineering in cross-functional and customer-facing discussions - Act as a key partner to the CTO, providing clear signals on execution, risk, and org health ## Who you are You are a senior engineering leader who combines strong technical judgment with operational excellence and a deep understanding of how organizations scale. You are product-minded, pragmatic, think in systems and understand how outcomes derive from how people work together. Proven experience leading software engineering organizations at scale - Experience scaling teams, at least x2 and 50+ engineers - Experience managing managers and tech leads - A track record of managing delivery in fast-growing, low-process environments Strong technical credibility - Broad understanding of modern software architecture, infrastructure, and security - Deep understanding about modern AI technology for software engineering - Ability to engage deeply with engineers on design, trade-offs, and reliability - Comfort operating in AI- and data-intensive product environments Product mindset and pragmatism - Ability to balance speed, quality, and long-term sustainability - User-first and product minded - Calm decision-making under pressure - Outcomes-focused, and not perfectionist A people-first leadership mindset - High empathy and strong communication skills - Commitment to growing others and building healthy teams Drive and ownership - Willingness to take responsibility and make hard calls - Track record of inspiring others and building confidence in high-uncertainty environments ## What You Get - Work with a world-class technology team – our engineers are top-notch, and we always aim for excellence. - Benefit from a competitive salary and rewarding opportunities as we continue to scale. - Thrive in a collaborative, multicultural environment where your work is visible and recognized. - Develop professionally alongside talented colleagues who share knowledge freely and support one another. - Make a global impact by helping customers shift to AI-assisted design, making innovation faster, smarter, and more sustainable. - Balance life and work with a hybrid model and flexible hours—we care about results, not rigid schedules. WE'RE PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO BUILDING A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU CAN THRIVE. ## About Neural Concept ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Neural Concept builds an AI-first engineering platform that embeds physics-aware intelligence into design and simulation workflows, enabling faster and more efficient product development. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series C) - **Headquarters**: Lausanne, Switzerland - **Founded**: 2018 - **Founders**: Dr. Pierre Baqué (CEO), Dr. Jonathan Donier (Chief Scientific Officer), Théophile Allard (CTO), Pascal Fua (Co-Founder), François Fleuret (Co-Founder) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: AI-powered engineering software for product design and simulation. - **Target customers**: B2B – global OEMs and tier-1 suppliers in automotive, aerospace, energy, consumer electronics, semiconductors, and defense. - **Mission**: “Revolutionize how customers design their products by speeding up R&D cycles, augmenting product performance and solving next engineering challenges.” [neuralconcept.com](https://www.neuralconcept.com/who-we-are) ## Products & Services - **[Neural Concept Platform]**: A SaaS platform that integrates with existing CAD (CATIA, SolidWorks, NX) and simulation tools (StarCCM+, Fluent, Abaqus, Ansys) to provide real-time AI-driven insights for aerodynamics, thermal management, structural mechanics, electromagnetics, crash, manufacturing, and more. [neuralconcept.com](https://www.neuralconcept.com/) ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (most recent Series C amount: $100M, raised ~6 months ago) [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/neural-concept) - **Key Metric**: Total funding of $137.4M (14 rounds) and annual revenue of $10M (as per LinkedIn estimates). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/neuralconcept) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Goldman Sachs, Forestay Capital, D. E. Shaw Group, Aster, and others. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/neural-concept) - **Growth Signals**: 80% YoY headcount growth (94 employees), 433% YoY increase in job postings (32 active roles), expanding into 10 countries including USA, UK, Germany, India, South Korea. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/neuralconcept) ## Competitive Advantages - **Physics-aware AI** that understands engineering constraints, not just generic machine learning. - **Deep integration** with major CAD/CAE tools (CATIA, SolidWorks, NX, Ansys, etc.), embedding directly into existing workflows. - **Trusted by 50% of world’s leading OEMs** (e.g., Subaru, Eaton, Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team). [neuralconcept.com](https://www.neuralconcept.com/) ## Strategic Focus - **Scale globally** – offices in Switzerland, Germany, USA, South Korea, and growing presence in UK, India, UAE. - **Deepen AI capabilities** across all physics domains (aerodynamics, thermal, e-motor, durability, manufacturing, crash). - **Expand customer base** beyond automotive into aerospace, energy, and defense. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Values of passion, excellence, respect, transparency, and creativity. [neuralconcept.com](https://www.neuralconcept.com/who-we-are) - **Work model**: On-site assessment day required; offices in Lausanne (HQ), Munich, New York, and Asia-Pacific. Remote/hybrid policy not explicitly stated but likely flexible for some roles. - **Engineering culture**: Deep technical challenges at the intersection of AI and engineering; team includes alumni from EPFL, ETH Zürich, and ex-employees from Altair, Siemens, and McKinsey. - **Growth opportunity**: Rapidly scaling company (80% headcount growth) with clear career progression and exposure to world-class engineering teams. - **Hiring process**: Culture interview → technical interviews (code challenge/home project) → on-site assessment day → offer. [neuralconcept.com/careers](https://www.neuralconcept.com/careers) ## Sources 1. [neuralconcept.com](https://www.neuralconcept.com/) – Official website 2. [neuralconcept.com/who-we-are](https://www.neuralconcept.com/who-we-are) – Team and mission 3. [neuralconcept.com/careers](https://www.neuralconcept.com/careers) – Hiring process and culture 4. [linkedin.com/company/neuralconcept](https://www.linkedin.com/company/neuralconcept) – LinkedIn company page 5. [cbinsights.com/company/neural-concept](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/neural-concept) – Funding and investor details ## Other roles at Neural Concept - [AI Workflows Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/ai-workflows-engineer-neural-concept-lausanne-cthy7gzhzmc6) — Lausanne, Switzerland - [Account Executive - US, West Coast](https://feeny.ai/job/account-executive-us-west-coast-neural-concept-san-francisco-1h9s8w3j7xcy) — San Francisco, CA - [Solutions Engineer - US](https://feeny.ai/job/solutions-engineer-us-neural-concept-jersey-city-htpy4fd3y2fq) — Jersey City, NJ - [EV Powertrain: Applied AI Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/ev-powertrain-applied-ai-engineer-neural-concept-lausanne-53dmet6z0vcq) — Lausanne, Switzerland - [Solutions Engineer - UK](https://feeny.ai/job/solutions-engineer-uk-neural-concept-london-rec7d7fwcn38) — London, United Kingdom - [Solutions Engineer - US, West Coast](https://feeny.ai/job/solutions-engineer-us-west-coast-neural-concept-san-francisco-c0yb9vth2efx) — San Francisco, CA - [CAD/PLM Automation Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)](https://feeny.ai/job/cad-plm-automation-software-engineer-forward-deployed-neural-concept-lausanne-b036wnrjr2dw) — Lausanne, Switzerland - [Assistant to the CRO - Germany, Munich](https://feeny.ai/job/assistant-to-the-cro-germany-munich-neural-concept-munich-dydkbbhmdey3) — Munich, Germany - [Product Quality Engineer & Test Automation - India](https://feeny.ai/job/product-quality-engineer-test-automation-india-neural-concept-pune-ysxe5wx7h9se) — Pune, India - [Assistant to the CTO](https://feeny.ai/job/assistant-to-the-cto-neural-concept-lausanne-wa20a8vrgq0c) — Lausanne, Switzerland