About Neural Concept
What is Neural Concept?
Neural Concept SA is a Swiss software company that builds AI for engineering design. Its careers page says "We build the AI that engineering teams use to design better physical products, faster." The platform page describes software that connects to a customer's design and simulation tools: "Your CAD, CAE and PLM, connected and intelligent." The who-we-are page says the company "was born in 2019 from a leading AI research lab in Switzerland", and the December 2025 funding release adds that it was spun out of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). That release says "More than 50 global companies today rely on the platform, including General Motors, General Electric Vernova, Leonardo Aerospace, Eaton, Safran, Renault Group and multiple Formula 1 teams." The home page names automotive, consumer electronics, aerospace and defense, energy and semiconductors as its industries. On 18 December 2025 the company announced a $100 million Series C round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, following a $27 million Series B in 2024. An HR advert (first published 15 September 2026) gives the headcount: "Neural Concept has 160 employees worldwide". The who-we-are page lists Dr Pierre Baqué as CEO and founder, Théophile Allard as CTO and co-founder, and Dr Jonathan Donier and Thomas von Tschammer as further co-founders, and a July 2026 release names Brett Chouinard, a former Altair executive, as chairman of the board.
Where will I work?
The head office is at EPFL Innovation Park, Building A, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland (contact page and privacy policy). The careers page lists 11 offices: Paris, Munich, Zurich, Lausanne (headquarters), Detroit, San Francisco, New York, Pune, Bengaluru, Seoul and Tokyo. On 13 November 2026 its Ashby job board listed 39 adverts: Ashby tags 33 of them Hybrid, 3 OnSite, 2 Remote and leaves 1 untagged (the Madrid and Milan account executive). The three OnSite adverts are the Solutions Engineer roles in Paris, Detroit and Tokyo, which the careers page also marks On-site although their text says "a hybrid model". The office pattern is stated in only a few adverts: "Hybrid working model — 3 days in the Lausanne office" (Senior CAE and AI Expert), "hybrid setup with up to 2 remote days/week" (AI Workflows Engineer, Cambridge) and "Hybrid model (40% remote)" (HPC and CAE Owner). Customer-facing roles travel: the UK Solutions Engineer advert says "30% travel required (UK & EMEA)", the India one "50% travel required within India", and the two US Forward Deployed Engineer adverts say the role "will require traveling to customer locations in the US" and ask for "a valid work permit in the USA" with no visa sponsorship. Ten of the adverts that state flexible hours also require a local language beside English (Japanese, Korean, German or French).
What is the Neural Concept team like?
The board groups adverts into eight teams: Solutions Engineering (9), Sales (8), Forward Deployed Engineering (6), Product (4), Marketing, Communications and Branding (4), Vertical Solutions (3), Deployment (3) and Operations (2). Most roles are customer-facing engineering or go-to-market jobs for people with a CAD, simulation or machine-learning background. The adverts describe the culture in one repeated block: "Work with a world-class technology team – our engineers are top-notch, and we always aim for excellence", and "Thrive in a collaborative, multicultural environment where your work is visible and recognized." Some adverts set a high bar: the Senior CAE and AI Expert advert promises "a world-class engineering team that sets high standards and means it", the Technology Marketing Manager advert wants someone "Energized by a fast-paced, ever-changing environment", and the Head of Solutions Engineering advert says to "move complex work forward with urgency". The careers page describes a five-stage hiring process that ends with an in-person assessment day of about three hours at one of the offices.
Work-Life Balance
The hours wording is advert-only: the careers page has no benefits text. Of the 39 adverts, 25 state flexible hours, in six teams (Solutions Engineering 9, Forward Deployed Engineering 6, Vertical Solutions 3, Product 3, Marketing 3 and Operations 1). The standard line reads "Balance life and work with a hybrid model and flexible hours—we care about results, not rigid schedules." The "we care about results, not rigid schedules" clause is in 22 adverts (17 word for word, 3 with different dashes, and the two US Solutions Engineer adverts, where it is a second sentence: "Balance life and work with a hybrid model and flexible hours. We care about results, not rigid schedules"); the Senior CAE and AI Expert advert says "flexible hours, and we care about output not schedules", the Product Engineer (Design Engineering Knowledge) advert says "A hybrid model and flexible hours. We focus on results and trust you to organize your time.", and one advert, the HPC and CAE Owner, has no such clause ("Hybrid model (40% remote) and flexible hours."). The 14 adverts without it are the eight sales roles (they say only "Flexible and hybrid working arrangements"), the three deployment roles, and a quality engineer, a technical marketing engineer and a talent acquisition role. No advert or page states core hours, an overlap window, a time-zone rule or weekly hours, so the working week is taken as 40 hours. Leave is not given in days: the two US Forward Deployed Engineer adverts mention a "Comprehensive package for PTO" and the two US Platform Deployment Engineer adverts, which are not imported, "Enjoy paid vacations"; the other adverts are silent.
Perks and Benefits
- Training budget ("Training budget — we believe continuous education is essential for you and for us", Senior CAE and AI Expert advert)
- US healthcare: "healthcare (100% offered by the company for medical/vision/dental)" (US Forward Deployed Engineer adverts)
- US 401K matching (US Forward Deployed Engineer adverts)
- Hybrid model and flexible hours in 25 of 39 adverts
- Ample GPU and CPU resources through HPC and cloud for simulation and AI work (Senior CAE and AI Expert advert)
- Relocation is mentioned only as a condition: two of the Cambridge adverts (AI Workflows Engineer and Product Engineer) ask for candidates "willing to relocate", with no package stated