Embedded Systems Technical Consultant

Job Summary

The primary responsibilities of this position are to implement advanced MathWorks Model-Based Design solutions, create advisory service visions for customers to support their use of the MathWorks tool chain, lead MathWorks services strategy for one or more industry/application areas, and act as organizational spokesperson by publishing and presenting conference papers and journal articles, or presenting at MathWorks technology events.

Responsibilities

• Consulting lead development: Gather customer technical and business requirements and estimate project costs to create consulting service proposals.
• Consulting project management and execution:
  • Apply MathWorks software tools to assist clients with enterprise-level Model-Based Design.
  • Lead assessment of process, tools, and organizational capability used to develop, test and deploy embedded software leveraging industry experience.
  • Interface MathWorks tools with third-party tools and software.
  • Plan and manage resources to execute projects efficiently.
  • Travel as required.
• Consulting sales: Interact with MathWorks sales staff and customers to identify, develop, and close high-impact consulting opportunities
• Consulting practice improvement: Identify areas for improving the efficiency of consulting operations and take initiative to develop and implement solutions.
• Consulting strategy: Setting and evolving service support strategy in one or more industry/application areas.
• Product development support: Work with product development staff to resolve product issues and to identify, and in some cases develop, new product features.
• MathWorks brand support: Maintain an active role in outside professional organizations by writing conference and journal articles and participating in technical committees or local professional society chapters.
• Primary responsibilities are in the North American market, with occasional activity in Europe and Asia as necessary.
• Primary location in Natick, MA, or Los Angeles, CA.

Required Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree and 12 years of professional work experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or Ph.D. in engineering, science, or mathematics with 7-10 years or more of additional industry experience in a related field.
• Demonstrated delivery of one or more embedded systems products in a core industry/application area (e.g. avionics, satellite controls, launch vehicle controls, engine controls, consumer electronics, automotive, medical device controls)
• Advanced knowledge of MATLAB, Simulink/Stateflow.
• Knowledge of C/C++ programming.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a cross-functional (consulting, sales, marketing, and development) team is essential.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities.
• Experience in customer-facing engineering roles, including executive-level interactions.
• Knowledge of one or more MathWorks coder products (MATLAB and Simulink Coder, Embedded Coder, HDL Coder).

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of MathWorks physical modeling tools (e.g., Simscape, SimMechanics, SimPowerSystems).
• Knowledge of MathWorks Signal Processing and Communications tools.
• Experience developing software in one or more of C#, Java, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft COM, Microsoft Excel, FORTRAN, ADA.
• Demonstrated development in a certification environment (DO-178B/C, ISO 26262).
• Familiarity with software verification and validation techniques, requirements definition, and requirements tools.