Senior Solution Scientist, Nuclear Power Plant Analysis

Are you interested in modelling and simulation of process systems and looking for a new job opportunity in the field? Would you like to develop innovative technology with superb colleagues who are top experts in their field? Do you want to build an excellent science career and work at the interface of academy and industry? Are you enthusiastic about working with fascinating projects in the state-of-the-art research facilities? VTT might be just the place for you.

VTT is one of the leading applied research organisations in Europe. What unites us are curiosity, a passion for learning, and a purpose: to solve the biggest challenges of our time and turn them into sustainable growth and well-being. Our cross-disciplinary community of over 2400 brilliant minds from 60 different nationalities focuses on creating impact through science-based innovation. In recent years, we have created ground-breaking innovations such as the world's fastest and most accurate radiation detector, a cancer-sniffing sensor device for smartphones, and a headphone set entirely made of microbial materials. Get to know us further by exploring VTT's tech & infra.

We are now looking for a Senior Solution Scientist to join our Nuclear power plant analysis team.

As a Senior Solution Scientist, your work revolves around creation of new customer opportunities for transferring and developing VTT’s knowledge and technology, ensure an excellent customer experience, and identify new business opportunities.

In this position, you will have an essential role at the interface between research & development and customer work. You will be working on development of simulation models and approaches for fission and fusion power plants and other process systems together with our team of highly qualified experts and connecting the know-how and capabilities to real-world customer needs.

Our team, Nuclear power plant analysis, works on simulation-based studies of nuclear and other power plants and other industrial process systems. We also develop the Apros process simulation software with innovative and versatile capabilities for efficient and reliable simulation. Our team contributes to VTT’s bigger mission of solving global challenges through science and technology through facilitating the adoption of carbon-neutral energy systems by means of modelling and simulation.

Read more about our recent research activities:

• Apros® dynamic process simulation software
• LDR-50 District heating reactor & LDR lite benchmark
• The SANE project (Safety Assessment of Non-Electric Uses of Nuclear Energy)

As <job title>, you will:

• Work on development of Apros-based simulation models, contributing to solution of real-world industrial problems, at the same time forming a solid understanding of the capabilities and potential of the team and the simulation software
• Actively identify and create customer opportunities for our simulation services and Apros software, and turn opportunities into customer projects
• Act as a project manager for Apros-related customer and development projects
• Work directly with our Apros-customers in identifying and solving their problems, and training them in use of the software

Who we are looking for:

• You have a master’s degree or doctoral degree in engineering, with solid experience on applying simulation and modelling to solution of industrial problems in the context of research and development projects
• You have multiple years of experience in technology sales to be able to support the team in developing current customer relationships and finding new leads
• You have excellent interaction and communication skills, and the ability to build sustainable and high-quality customer relationships

As a person, we hope that you are:

• A solution-oriented engineer who can work in a flexible and independent manner and collaborating with colleagues across different fields of science and technology. We appreciate curiosity, passion as well as the ability to take the long-term perspective and find beyond-the-obvious solutions.
• Genuinely interested in the business side of the engineering profession, capable of understanding the potential for added value we can provide our customers, and the revenue logic

With VTT, you’ll enjoy:

• Visionary work in technology. We offer positions at the cutting-edge of technology and engineering, from next-generation microelectronics and quantum technology to automation and robotics, energy systems, and more. Our research agenda is dedicated to creating sustainable growth by solving systemic and technological challenges, so your work will go towards creating a real, positive impact. Read more about our strategy – the path of exponential hope.
• Fascinating projects, excellent research environment. Our researchers get to work on a combination of cutting-edge academic research and applied customer projects locally and internationally. At VTT, you'll have state-of-the-art research facilities, such as Micronova, the Finnish research infrastructure for micro-, nano-, and quantum technologies.
• Great career opportunities, superb colleagues. At VTT, excellence in research is a strategic priority. We offer long-term positions and stable career paths in top-level research. People tend to stay with us for over ten years since there are always new roles and responsibilities to grow into. Collaborating in a cross-disciplinary community with superb colleagues is a source of learning, inspiration, and fun. Read more about our organisational culture as the builder of the world's most meaningful place to work.
• Support for your well-being. Our people are our main asset, so we take good care of them. We aim to nurture excellent team spirit and leadership and offer versatile well-being services to enable a good work-life balance. On top of 6 weeks of paid holidays annually (after one year of work), we offer exercise and culture benefits, hobby clubs, and other versatile services aiming to support your occupational wellbeing.

Apply now and join our community of brilliant minds!

Please send your CV and application with your salary request via our recruitment system as soon as possible but at the latest by 15 October 2025. We will process applications as they come in and fill the position as soon as we find the right candidate. A security clearance procedure may be conducted during the recruitment process.

Interested and want to know more?

For further information, please contact Research Team Leader Joona Kurki, joona.kurki@vtt.fi, 020 722 5051 on October 2, 10:00-11:00 or October 9, 10:00-11:00.

We look forward to hearing from you!