Senior Application Engineer - Defense National Labs

Are you passionate about MATLAB and Simulink? Do you enjoy sharing your passion with others? Do you enjoy solving technical and business challenges? If so, you may be a perfect fit for an Application Engineering role that supports select government-affiliated research institutes.

You will utilize your technical expertise and industry knowledge to gain a deep understanding of the customer's workflows and key projects. You will partner with them to facilitate successful implementation of MathWorks tools. You will help teach end users to be proficient in MATLAB.

Application Engineers can develop broad technical expertise across many MathWorks products, go deep into technology areas of interest, work on cross-functional teams, and advance into leadership roles throughout the MathWorks. Join us and become a trusted advisor that helps guide critical national security programs.

Responsibilities

• From engineers to executives, engage with customers to identify their key technical programs and critical business issues.
• Build and maintain long term relationships with decision makers and end users.
• Serve as the initial point of contact for all complex technical inquiries.
• Scope technical projects and coordinate with MathWorks experts to resolve customer issues in specialized application areas.
• Prepare and deliver presentations and product demonstrations that highlight how MathWorks tools address customer needs.
• Advocate internally on behalf of the customer to improve MathWorks products and influence the company's direction.
• Collaborate with sales account managers, other technical specialists, and marketing partners at MathWorks in crafting and executing a comprehensive account development plan.

Minimum Qualifications

• Programming experience with MATLAB
• 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.
• Candidates for this position must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without restriction.
• Visa sponsorship will not be provided for this position.

Additional Qualifications

• Due to the nature of clients being served, US citizenship is required for this position.
• Degree(s) in engineering, mathematics, computer science, or equivalent experience
• Strong desire to work directly with customers and an affinity for business development
• Experience developing and delivering technical presentations
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills

Experience in any of the following is a plus:

• Experience working for or with a UARC, FFRDC, US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, NASA, DARPA, and/or MDA
• Experience with aerospace platforms (aircraft, spacecraft, etc), cybersecurity, autonomous systems, or radar systems
• Technical sales experience
• Project management experience
• Experience developing computer models and simulations, especially Simulink
• Active security clearance