Engineering consulting for automotive, rail, and defense with ML and embedded systems expertise
BES is a 51–200-person engineering consulting firm in Brussels serving automotive, rail, aerospace, and defense sectors. The tech stack reveals a dual specialization: CAD/simulation tools (CATIA, AutoCAD, Simulink, MATLAB) for classical mechanical and systems engineering, paired with modern ML/AI infrastructure (PyTorch, LangGraph, Hugging Face) for deploying neural networks and foundation models into production. Active hiring is almost entirely engineering-focused (31 of 34 open roles), skewed toward mid and senior levels, with projects spanning OTA test benches, supply chain digitalization, and real-time monitoring systems — indicating a shift toward software-enabled product verification and data-driven operations.
BES provides engineering consulting and research services to companies in regulated transportation and defense sectors (automotive, rail, aerospace, space). The firm operates competence centers in quality management, project management, and R&D, supported by training and capability development for client teams. They handle complex industrialization cycles, from prototype validation through production deployment, with particular focus on compliance, testing (OTA, embedded systems), and supply chain modernization. The company is privately held and headquartered in Brussels.
CATIA, AutoCAD, MATLAB, Simulink, Codebeamer, Vector CANoe, LabVIEW, Altium, and Revit for design and simulation. Python, PyTorch, Hugging Face, and LangGraph for ML/AI work. Git, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Jira for development ops.
OTA test bench implementation for vehicles (OTA3/OTA4), deploying deep neural networks to production, foundation model integration into agentic systems, supply chain digitalization, and real-time time-series monitoring for operational systems.
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