Model-Based Design V&V Marketing Manager

Job Summary

We are seeking a product champion to grow the market for our verification and validation products for Model-Based Design. Built on top of our successful Simulink platform, these tools help bring verification and validation concepts to development processes based on Simulink models for modeling, simulation, and automatic code generation.

You will be responsible for technical product marketing of products for applying verification and validation technologies to Model-Based Design and embedded systems development. You will be providing direction and guidance to a worldwide field sales force and working closely with a team of engineering developers to help define product direction. This is your opportunity to leverage your experience with software testing tools in the growing engineering community that uses Simulink. Join our technical marketing team and help us set the trends for modeling, simulation and testing in engineering and science worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with key customers and thought leaders to identify and define new product requirements
• Work closely with the engineering staff on the development of new products and features
• Work closely with sales teams in support of sales opportunities and major programs for your product area
• Plan and implement the launch of new products for your area
• Identify new market opportunities for existing products and proactively develop programs to pursue these
• Measure sales and pricing effectiveness for your products, initiate and develop plans to enhance penetration and growth
• Plan and manage focused competitive analysis for your product area and develop positioning and response
• Conceptualize and develop worldwide marketing programs focused on tools for verification and validation of Simulink models
• Produce technical papers, demos, articles, and user stories in support of the product area

Qualifications Required / Preferred

The successful candidate must have an understanding of software design, testing, and dynamic system simulation.

Software knowledge:

• MathWorks software (including Simulink) or equivalent
• Requirements tracking tools
• Configuration management tools
• White and black box testing and static analysis
• Safety-critical certification

Candidates must also possess the following:

• Excellent customer interaction skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Solid quantitative ability
• Strong overall marketing, research, and planning skills
• Staff management experience a plus

Requirements include a graduate degree in engineering, computer science or in a scientific field relevant to MATLAB, Simulink, or equivalent use, and at least 7+ years of professional experience (including 2+ years in marketing or technical sales).

Experience using modeling tools for software development is important. International experience is desired. Industry experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, or related industries is also desired.