Senior Technical writer - Modeling and Simulation

Job Summary

Do you have a strong aptitude for writing, interest in learning new technologies, and a flair for explaining complex concepts and procedures to technical audiences? You might be:

• Experienced in programming, software development, systems engineering, or systems testing, and considering a career change
• A recent graduate in engineering or computer science with a keen interest in technical communication
• An experienced writer with a strong technical background

Come join a team at MathWorks that writes online content to explain how to use sophisticated products that automatically generate code and test cases from dynamic system models. Code generation technology and dynamic testing techniques are revolutionizing engineering. Software components make up an ever larger part of everyday devices like cars, planes, and cell phones.  Engineers use tools like ours to model and test systems at a high level, and then turn those models into embeddable code for real-time and embedded systems.

As an integral member our multidisciplinary team, you will:

• Interact directly with end users to discover what they need to know to harness our technologies for solving real-world engineering problems.

• Distill the intricacies of our products into examples, procedures, and conceptual topics that help customers become productive quickly.
• Help shape the design of our cutting-edge tools before they go out the door.

We are looking for self-starters with the background, skills, and enthusiasm for communicating creative ways to use MathWorks code generation and testing products.

Responsibilities

• Write goal-oriented content that explains rapid prototyping and embedded system development concepts and solutions.
• Develop examples and tutorials that show how to generate standalone code and text cases from dynamic system models.
• Work with users to understand what they need to learn to be successful with our code generation software.
• Participate with the development team in product planning, design review, and testing.
• Help MathWorks develop next-generation online resources.

Qualifications Required / Preferred

Required

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Applied Math, Computer Science, or related field.
• Ability to learn and explain practical engineering and programming concepts and procedures.
• Experience developing and documenting creative examples of functionality to help users meet real-world design goals.
• Experience writing for technical audiences, such as scientists and engineers.

Plusses:

• Some experience programming in C or related languages
• Familiarity with
  • Object-oriented programming concepts.
  • Simulink
  • System or reactive testing
  • Structured Text language

To be considered for this opportunity, please include the following information during your online application (when asked for Additional Documents):

1. Writing samples that showcase your ability to write and highlight your technical knowledge (PDFs or URLs)
2. An overview of any experience using MATLAB or other MathWorks products
3. A cover letter explaining why you want to be a Content Specialist/Technical Writer at MathWorks