Manager, Engineering Development Group

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Natick, MA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Project Management

🗓️ July 3rd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

MathWorks is hiring a Manager for the Engineering Development Group. This role involves managing and developing a team of engineers to support their career growth, enhance product expertise, and improve customer support processes, with a strong focus on leadership and mentorship rather than direct technical work.

Highlights

Lead and hire a high performing team of engineers and computer scientists.
Support career growth through coaching, mentoring, and feedback.
Enable the team to provide specialized product support and build customer workflow knowledge.
Improve processes by taking initiative and leading efforts.
Identify and manage projects to expand the EDG program's impact.
Foster a collaborative and leadership-driven culture.
Required: Bachelor’s degree and 7 years professional experience, including 2 years management.
Preferred qualifications: BS or MS in Engineering or Computer Science and 2+ years management experience at a software company.
Customer-facing experience in technical support or application engineering is valued.
Strong communication skills and passion for coaching engineers are essential.

Manager, Engineering Development Group Full Description

Manager, Engineering Development Group

Location: US-MA-Natick
Department: Product Development

Job Summary

Apply your passion for coaching and manage a team of engineers to set them on a path to a successful career. The Engineering Development Group (EDG) is a technical and leadership development program that acts as the engine to fuel talent growth at MathWorks. The role of the EDG manager is central to the success of not just the engineers, but also has a high impact on the successful and sustained growth of the company. The emphasis in this position is on managing and developing people, rather than technical work.

MathWorks uses a hybrid work model, with staff members working onsite three days a week and remotely for two days.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

Hire and lead a high performing team of engineers and computer scientists with a variety of skillsets
Support the career growth of team members through coaching, mentoring, and feedback
Enable the team to provide high quality, specialized product support to our customers while helping the team build product expertise and customer workflow knowledge
Jump in, roll up your sleeves, and take the lead to improve processes
Identify and lead projects to continually grow the scale and strategic impact of the EDG program
Foster a culture of collaboration and leadership

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree and 7 years of professional work experience (or equivalent experience) is required. 2 years management experience is required.

Additional Qualifications

BS or MS in Engineering or Computer Science required
2+ years of management experience at a software company preferred
Customer facing experience (technical support, application engineering)
Excellent communication skills
Strong leadership experience and passion for coaching and mentoring engineers

Original Job Description

Manager, Engineering Development Group

Location: US-MA-Natick
Department: Product Development

Job Summary

MathWorks uses a hybrid work model, with staff members working onsite three days a week and remotely for two days.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

Hire and lead a high performing team of engineers and computer scientists with a variety of skillsets
Support the career growth of team members through coaching, mentoring, and feedback
Enable the team to provide high quality, specialized product support to our customers while helping the team build product expertise and customer workflow knowledge
Jump in, roll up your sleeves, and take the lead to improve processes
Identify and lead projects to continually grow the scale and strategic impact of the EDG program
Foster a culture of collaboration and leadership