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Company brief · updated 2026-10-18

CoLab

colabsoftware.com · B2B

24open roles
14new in 30 days
15closed in 30 days
22remote-eligible
steadyhiring velocity

What they're building

3D AutoReview: scaling AutoReview's 3D design analysis strong signal

Today: AutoReview, an AI Peer Checker that annotates drawings and 3D models to identify errors and non-conformances

Roles: Senior 3D & AI Systems Software Developer · Engineering Manager - AutoReview

Requirements mention: 3D model ML pipelines · geometric processing · DFM checks · clash detection

Inference: AutoReview's existing 3D checking is being built out with geometry parsing, rule systems and ML pipelines for analysis at scale, with a dedicated engineering manager owning the AutoReview roadmap.

Customer success and customer education for enterprise customers strong signal

Today: Virtual design review software for engineering teams

Roles: Strategic Customer Success Manager · Senior Customer Success Manager · Strategic Customer Success Manager - Aerospace and Defence · Customer Education Lead

Requirements mention: customer journey orchestration · executive business reviews · gross revenue retention (GRR) · instructional design

Inference: the company is adding post-sale adoption and renewal capacity, including a customer education program (CoLab Academy). Customer Success has 4 open roles, tied with Development behind Sales (6).

PLM and CAD integrations moderate signal

Today: CoLab integrates with major PLM systems, including Windchill, Teamcenter, and 3DXPERIENCE.

Roles: Senior PLM/CAD Integrations Developer · Mechanical Forward Deployed Engineer

Requirements mention: PLM systems · data integrations · CI/CD workflows

Inference: deeper PLM connections for large mechanical engineering customers, based on the integrations developer and the forward deployed engineer roles.

Enterprise accounts, with aerospace and defense as a named vertical moderate signal

Today: Design review software for engineers designing cars, medical devices, and jet engines

Roles: Key Account Executive - Aerospace & Defense · Strategic Customer Success Manager - Aerospace and Defence · Major Account Director · Key Account Executive

Requirements mention: enterprise SaaS sales · complex enterprise or major accounts · land-and-expand · contract renewals

Inference: aerospace and defense has dedicated coverage on both the sales and customer success side. Enterprise account roles are also open in the USA, North America and Europe.

Simulation review capabilities weak signal

Today: Browser-based CAD review and feedback

Roles: Senior Software Developer - Simulation

Requirements mention: Finite Element Analysis (FEA) · engineering simulation platforms · simulation review

No next-step inference drawn; one role only.

Go-to-market build-out: enablement, revenue systems, demand generation and executive search strong signal

Today: Enterprise sales of its design review platform

Roles: Director, GTM Enablement · Field Enablement Coach · Manager, Revenue Operations Systems · VP, Demand Generation · Executive Recruiter, GTM & Leadership

Requirements mention: MEDDPICC · Salesforce administration · ABM · executive search

Inference: the company is formalizing how it sells and hires for sales. The postings describe a first ABM program and a first executive search function for GTM and leadership hires.

Where the headcount is going

DepartmentOpen
Sales8
Development4
Customer Success3
Marketing2
Talent Community 2
People2
Revenue Operations2
Sales Development 1

Employee count is not given; the 21 open roles are concentrated in Sales (6), Development (4) and Customer Success (4), with 7 roles opened in the last 30 days and 9 closed.

Who they need

Seniority: Mostly senior (8), with 3 director, 3 manager, 3 mid-level, 1 VP, 1 junior, 1 intern and 1 unknown.

Skills named most: Salesforce, PLM, CAD, Gong, B2B SaaS, forecasting, executive business reviews, success planning, change management, Design Engagement System (DES), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), 3D model ML pipelines

Locations: 19 of 21 roles are flagged remote. The largest group is 'North America, Remote' (7), followed by 'NL, Remote' (2) and 'Canada, Remote' (2). The 'St. John's, NL or Toronto, Ontario' BDR role and the 'Toronto, ON' Director of Sales role are not flagged remote.

How to use this

If you're applying: Development roles list specific technical requirements you can check against your own experience, such as 3D math, PyTorch, FEA/CFD, and Java, C# or Python. Sales and Customer Success roles name specific methods, such as MEDDPICC, executive business reviews and gross revenue retention. Check the location line on each posting, since remote roles are tied to the region named. The BDR role is based in St. John's or Toronto, and the Director of Sales role in Toronto.

If you're selling or recruiting: Sales has the most open roles (6). The go-to-market side is also hiring in enablement, revenue operations systems, demand generation and executive search. The Executive Recruiter posting describes building a first in-house executive search function for GTM and leadership hires. For vendors, the RevOps systems posting names its stack: Salesforce, Tableau, SalesLoft, Outreach, CPQ, Gong, ZoomInfo, Retool and Mixpanel. Hiring pace is steady: 7 roles opened in the last 30 days versus 6 the month before, with 9 closed.

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Open roles (24)

TitleDepartmentLocationPosted
Customer Value Manager - Europe Customer SuccessEurope, Remote (remote)2026-10-23
Customer Value ManagerCustomer SuccessNorth America, Remote (remote)2026-10-23
Sales EngineerSalesNorth America, Remote (remote)2026-10-23
Industry Strategy Lead - Supplier EcosystemSalesNorth America, Remote (remote)2026-10-23
Senior Director, Brand MarketingMarketingCanada/US, Remote (remote)2026-10-22
Have a Mechanical Engineering Background? Let's ConnectTalent Community North America, Remote (remote)2026-10-21
Director, Strategic AlliancesSalesRemote (remote)2026-10-19
Senior RecruiterPeopleNL, Remote (remote)2026-10-19
Executive Recruiter, GTM & LeadershipPeopleNL, Remote (remote)2026-10-15
Major Account Director SalesUSA, Remote (remote)2026-10-12
Key Account Executive - Aerospace & DefenseSalesNorth America, Remote (remote)2026-10-12
Key Account Executive - EuropeSalesEurope, Remote (remote)2026-10-12
Key Account Executive SalesNorth America, Remote (remote)2026-10-12
Business Development Representative Sales Development St. John's, NL or Toronto, Ontario2026-09-25
Engineering Manager - AutoReviewDevelopmentNorth America, Remote (remote)2026-09-21
Mechanical Forward Deployed EngineerRevenue OperationsNorth America, Remote (remote)2026-09-11
Manager, Revenue Operations SystemsRevenue OperationsCanada, Remote (remote)2026-09-04
VP, Demand GenerationMarketingCanada/US, Remote (remote)2026-09-01
Senior 3D & AI Systems Software DeveloperDevelopmentNorth America, Remote (remote)2026-08-20
Senior Software Developer - SimulationDevelopmentNorth America, Remote (remote)2026-07-28
Senior PLM/CAD Integrations DeveloperDevelopmentNorth America, Remote (remote)2026-07-28
Customer Education LeadCustomer SuccessCanada and US, Remote (remote)2026-06-18
Future Opportunities at CoLabTalent Community North America, Remote (remote)2026-03-19
Director of SalesSalesToronto, ON2025-11-06