MathWorks is hiring an Education Programs Engineer to support student competition teams worldwide in designing and building robotics and autonomous systems using MATLAB and Simulink. The role involves mentoring students and advisors, collaborating with various teams to enhance educational programs, and creating training materials.
Highlights
Mentor student teams and advisors with technical expertise and guidance.
Support and engage with global student competitions, including attendance and judging.
Develop and disseminate training materials and demonstration models for MATLAB and Simulink usage.
Collaborate across marketing, engineering, and global teams to promote educational initiatives.
Collect and analyze data to assess training effectiveness and competition trends.
Strong technical skills required in MATLAB, Simulink, modeling, and simulation.
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree with 3 years experience or equivalent; mastery of MATLAB and Simulink.
Preferred qualifications include MS or PhD in Engineering, competition mentoring experience, and skills in communication and collaboration across countries.
Experience with simulation tools (e.g., Gazebo, Unreal) and systems engineering concepts is a plus.
Salary range from $99,600 to $154,400 with approximately 25% travel.
Join a team that thrives on saying “yes” to new challenges! Support student competition teams worldwide as they design and build robotics and autonomous systems using MATLAB and Simulink.
What You’ll Do:
Mentor students and advisors with expertise, training, and guidance.
Collaborate with marketing, engineering, and global teams to create strategies and content that amplify MathWorks’ educational programs.
Embrace opportunities to learn and contribute to innovative initiatives.
What We Value:
A proactive, can-do attitude and passion for helping others succeed.
Strong technical skills in MATLAB and Simulink.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Responsibilities
Deliver Competition Support:
Engage with team mentors and faculty advisors
Visit student teams and provide technical support
Build social media content to connect with student teams around the world and share success stories
Work with MathWorks stakeholders to build relationships with competition organizers
Attend competition meetings and events to engage with the competition community
Pursue training and speaking opportunities at competition events
Participate as a judge for the competitions where applicable
Develop criteria for MathWorks Awards
Create New Training Materials for Student Teams
Develop models necessary to demonstrate proper usage of MATLAB and Simulink
Develop ramp-up and other materials needed by teams
Leverage mentors and faculty advisors to create relevant demos and training materials for teams
Work with MathWorks stakeholders to disseminate/promote the training materials to teams
Act as a Student Competition Advocate within MathWorks
Collect data and perform analysis on the training needs of teams and evaluate the success of the training efforts
Identify competition trends
Interface with development staff to build internal awareness of competition needs
Benchmark global competitions and student trends in the robotics and autonomous systems space
Minimum Qualifications
Mastery of MATLAB
Simulink
modeling and simulation
A bachelor's degree and 3 years of professional work experience (or a master's degree, or equivalent experience) is required.
Additional Qualifications
MS or PhD in Engineering
Experience with competitions as a mentor or student required
Demonstrated experience and eagerness to work in a highly collaborative, consensus-based team environment
Demonstrated experience working in teams across country boundaries
Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
Experience selling or marketing in the education industry a plus
Experience with simulation tools (e.g. Gazebo/Unreal)