PreSales Engineer ECAD (m/f/d)

XPLM Solution Inc, a subsidiary of Aras Corp, is a leading provider of integration solutions for product development software. As an innovative company with an international focus, we help our customers connect data and processes across system boundaries. We develop tools to connect our customers' software, and we are looking for the best employees to develop our ideas further. 

 

Role Overview 

The PreSales Engineer ECAD is a customer-facing technical role responsible for driving and supporting ECAD-related business opportunities across EMEA. The role focuses on understanding customer requirements, shaping solution concepts, and demonstrating the value of ECAD-PLM integration. As a trusted advisor, you work closely with Sales, Services, and Product teams to ensure technically sound and commercially viable solutions. In addition, you coordinate a small PreSales team, ensuring consistent quality and execution across all customer engagements. 

*** The role can be performed fully remotely within Germany, France, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, UK, Italy*** 

What You’ll Be Doing 

• Support and drive ECAD-related sales opportunities across EMEA 

• Conduct customer workshops, discovery sessions, and technical presentations 

• Translate customer requirements into solution concepts (ECAD / PLM integration) 

• Design and deliver demos, proof of concepts, and technical evaluations 

• Support RFI/RFP/RFQ processes and contribute to proposals and Statements of Work 

• Act as a trusted technical advisor for customers evaluating ECAD integration and digital engineering solutions 

• Coordinate and guide a small PreSales team to ensure quality and consistency 

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Services, and Product Management, ensuring smooth handover to delivery 

• Build and continuously improve reusable demo assets, PoC approaches, and PreSales content 

• Contribute to knowledge sharing, internal enablement, and customer/partner-facing activities such as webinars or events 

 

Who You Are 

• Customer-oriented trusted advisor with the ability to build credibility across engineers, IT, and business stakeholders 

• Technically curious and hands-on, with the ability to quickly learn new tools and customer environments 

• Strong communicator who can simplify complex ECAD-PLM topics and connect them to business value 

• Collaborative team player, working effectively across Sales, PreSales, Services, Customer Success, Product Management, and partners 

• Structured and proactive mindset with strong ownership and stakeholder management skills 

• Pragmatic problem solver who balances technical ambition with feasibility and delivery reality 

• Willing to share knowledge, enable others, and continuously improve ways of working 

• Self-driven, resilient, and comfortable in a fast-paced, performance-oriented environment 

 

What You’ll Need 

• 5+ years of experience in PreSales, Solution Consulting, or Technical Sales (e.g. PLM, ECAD, Engineering Software) 

• Strong understanding of ECAD/EDA processes and integration into PLM environments 

• Experience delivering demos, workshops, and proof of concepts 

• Hands-on experience with ECAD/EDA tools (e.g. Altium, Cadence, Siemens, EPLAN or similar) 

• Understanding of product data management, digital thread, and enterprise integration concepts 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or comparable qualification 

• Fluent English, additional European languages are a plus 

• Willingness to travel across EMEA