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Predictive Engineering is a finite element analysis consultancy based in Portland, Oregon.

We work with clients across North America, providing consulting services and engineering software, training and support. We strive to exceed client expectations for accuracy, timeliness and knowledge transfer.

As such, we are seeking qualified, driven FEA engineers that want to succeed and contribute to a growing company.

Position : CRM and Marketing Associate

Portland, OR | Salary: $65,000-$85,000, depending on experience

Work Environment: In-Person / In-Office, PDX.  No Remote Work.

Immediate Start | US Persons Only (ITAR/EAR)

The Opportunity

Predictive Engineering is a finite element analysis (FEA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) consultancy in Portland, Oregon, with more than 800 completed projects behind us.  We solve problems most engineering firms will not touch: composite overwrapped pressure vessels for launch hardware, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification, LS-DYNA impact and blast simulation, seismic qualification of nuclear service equipment, and thermal management CFD.  Through our sister company, Applied CAx, we are also the technical authority for the Siemens and Altair simulation portfolios.

This is why marketing here is not likely the job you have done before.  Our clients are engineers, often Chief Engineers and VPs of Engineering, and they can smell marketing copy written by someone who does not understand the work.  You will sit a few feet from the people running the analyses.  You will learn what a fatigue curve actually means, why verification is not the same as validation, and what makes a client trust a number.  Then you will turn that understanding into case studies, campaigns, and outreach that a skeptical technical audience will actually read.

You will also own our CRM outright.  Not “support” it.  Own it.  Thirty years of client relationships, project history, and institutional memory live in that database, and it is the single most valuable non-technical asset this company has.  Keeping it accurate, structured, and genuinely useful to the engineering staff is the core of this role.  The rest of the job grows from there.

And there is room to run.  As Predictive expands, so can this position: more budget, more autonomy, and a genuine hand in how a thirty-year engineering brand presents itself for the next decade.

What You Must Bring

• Two to four years of marketing, CRM, or inside-sales experience, or equivalent demonstrated capability.  A BS or BA is preferred; strong professional experience will be considered in its place.
• Hands-on experience with a modern CRM platform: Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, Pipedrive, or Microsoft Dynamics.  We care far more about your data discipline than about which logo is on the login screen.
• Excellent written English.  You will draft material that goes out under our name to sophisticated technical readers, and you will edit copy from engineers who write faster than they edit; AI tooling helps you keep pace, but the judgment is yours.
• Comfort with MS Office, particularly Excel, and the organizational instinct to keep files, records, and campaign schedules in order without being asked twice.
• US person status required (ITAR/EAR export control compliance and the sensitivity of client information).

What Sets You Apart

• Marketing experience in a technical, engineering, or B2B environment.  You do not need an engineering degree; you need the curiosity to ask an engineer a second question.
• Campaign build experience in a marketing automation or email platform, e.g., HubSpot Marketing Hub, Mailchimp, Constant Contact, or Microsoft Power Automate.
• Working literacy in SEO and web analytics, e.g., Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Lighthouse, or Screaming Frog, and an interest in GEO (generative engine optimization) as AI answer engines increasingly shape which firms technical buyers ever find.
• Poise with senior audiences.  You will speak with C-level executives who expect someone prepared, well-spoken, and quick with an accurate answer.
• Content production across LinkedIn, YouTube, technical blogs, newsletters, and case studies, including gathering testimonials and shepherding a case study from engineer’s notes to published page.
• Interest in applying AI tooling to marketing and CRM workflow.  We are actively looking for someone with opinions here, not someone waiting for instructions.
• Experience supporting proposal preparation or business development research in a professional services firm.

What Your Work Life Could Look Like

There is very little repetition at Predictive Engineering.  Monday morning you clean up a duplicate-account problem in the CRM, then sit in on the fifteen-minute stand-up where an engineer explains why a client’s weldment failed at the toe of the fillet.  That becomes your LinkedIn post on Wednesday.  After lunch you call three clients from a project that closed two years ago, and one of them mentions a new vessel program that has to meet Section VIII, Division 2.  You log it, route it, and by Thursday an engineer is on a scoping call.  Friday you are proofreading a case study on fracture mechanics, arguing with the web developer about whether the Google ads are earning their keep, and pulling the quarterly newsletter together.  Somewhere in there you ride your bike to work, because most of us do.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary of $65,000-$85,000, depending on experience, with annual review.  We do not ask for your salary history, and we will not screen you on it.  Tell us what you are looking for and we will tell you straight whether we can meet it.

Benefits: 15 days of combined vacation and sick leave for the first three years, rising to 20 days at year three and 25 days at year five, plus nine paid holidays.  Individual medical plan with up to $2,000 per year (prorated) toward out-of-pocket medical, dental, and optical expenses.  401(k) with a base 3% matching contribution scaling to 10% at five years.  Predictive sponsors one technical conference per year up to $2,400, and covers professional memberships, certification fees, and exams.

We also reimburse up to $100 per month for wellness: gym memberships, fitness classes, massage, yoga, and health coaching.  We promote bike commuting and advocate healthy lifestyles, and we mean it more than most companies that write that sentence.  This position is in-office at our Division Street office in Southeast Portland (PDX).  There is no remote or hybrid option.  We work side by side because that is how engineering knowledge actually transfers.  Portland has no state sales tax, excellent food, and a cost of living well below Seattle or the Bay Area.

How to Apply

To apply, submit your resume and a brief cover letter through our online job-application form at https://www.predictiveengineering.com/form/contact-job-application.  Include one writing sample: a post, a case study, an email campaign, anything you wrote that someone else read and acted on.  If you have ever untangled a badly maintained CRM, tell us that story instead.  Keep your submittal concise.  Every qualifying submission receives a direct reply.

Predictive Engineering, Inc. is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.  We are an equal-opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.  All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.  We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.