What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Applications Engineer - Model Based Design position at MathWorks?
Summary
MathWorks has a hybrid work model that enables staff members to split their time between office and home. The hybrid model provides the advantage of having both in-person time with colleagues and flexible at-home life optimizations. Learn More: https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/resources/applying-and-interviewing.html#onboarding.
Apply your expertise in embedded software development and model-based design (MBD) to shape the future of Simulink and Embedded Coder. Collaborate closely with product development teams and customers to enable complex, high-impact usage of MathWorks’ tools.
This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy deep technical problem-solving, nuanced challenges, and are excited to leverage new tools such as Generative AI to amplify their impact.
MathWorks nurtures growth, appreciates inclusivity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
MathWorks has a hybrid work model that enables staff members to split their time between office and home. The hybrid model provides the advantage of having both in-person time with colleagues and flexible at-home life optimizations. Learn More: https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/resources/applying-and-interviewing.html#onboarding.
Apply your expertise in embedded software development and model-based design (MBD) to shape the future of Simulink and Embedded Coder. Collaborate closely with product development teams and customers to enable complex, high-impact usage of MathWorks’ tools.
This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy deep technical problem-solving, nuanced challenges, and are excited to leverage new tools such as Generative AI to amplify their impact.
MathWorks nurtures growth, appreciates inclusivity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Influence the direction of MathWorks’ model-based design products by bringing a user-informed perspective, including insight on emerging AI-enabled development capabilities.
- Help customers succeed with advanced embedded software applications by resolving complex technical issues, including deep, strategic engagements.
- Leverage Generative AI as part of your engineering toolkit, including
- Accelerating root-cause analysis and debugging
- Creating MATLAB scripts, tools, or Simulink models to explore or demonstrate product behavior
- Innovating with agentic or workflow-oriented AI techniques to improve how complex issues are understood and resolved
- Collaborate closely with product development teams, synthesizing customer needs into actionable product improvements.
- Contribute to a global community of technical experts, sharing best practices and helping to shape how MathWorks supports and advances modern engineering workflows.
- Strong experience with embedded software development
- Deep expertise with Simulink and Embedded Coder
- A passion for creative, structured problem solving in complex technical systems
- The ability to identify emerging and systemic customer needs
- Curiosity and openness to adopting Generative AI and AI‑assisted tools as part of everyday work
- A bachelor's degree and 6 years of professional work experience (or a master's degree and 3 years of professional work experience, or a PhD degree, or equivalent experience) is required.
- Knowledge of C/C for developing embedded applications
- Familiarity with the development process in automotive or aerospace industries
- Excellent communication skills (effectively articulate ideas and provide feedback)
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Effective collaborator in cross functional environment
- Familiarity with coding standards (eg MISRA C), platforms (eg AUTOSAR), and/or certification requirements (eg DO-178) are a plus
Salary : $119,200 - $184,700