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Principal Application Engineer - Verification and Validation

🇺🇸 Novi, MI

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Software Engineering

🗓️ September 16th, 2025

CI/CD

Edtech.com's Summary

MathWorks is hiring a Principal Application Engineer - Verification and Validation. The role involves driving the adoption of Model-Based Design by collaborating with engineering teams to integrate simulation and testing within CI/CD workflows while ensuring compliance with safety standards like ISO 26262. The engineer will support technical sales, develop solutions tailored to customer needs, and lead demonstrations and product evaluations.

Highlights
  • Provide expert pre-sales technical support and develop strategies to align MathWorks solutions with customer workflows.
  • Architect models, design simulation test benches, and integrate model-based testing into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Create and deliver demonstrations and presentations for MATLAB, Simulink, and related tools.
  • Guide customers through product evaluations and feasibility projects.
  • Collaborate with development and marketing teams to enhance products and identify new application areas.
  • Requires a bachelor's degree and 10 years of professional experience or equivalent.
  • Strong engineering background in control systems development and testing preferred, with MS or Ph.D. desirable.
  • Knowledge of safety standards such as ISO 26262, IEC 61508, or DO 178 is a plus.
  • Ability to communicate the impact of modeling and simulation on systems design and engage directly with customers.
  • Travel approximately 20-30%, mainly within Southeast Michigan and some international opportunities.

Principal Application Engineer - Verification and Validation Full Description

Principal Applicaiton Engineer - Verification and Validation


Job Summary
Join MathWorks as a Principal V&V Application Engineer and help us transform how embedded systems are tested and verified. You'll empower engineering teams to adopt Model-Based Design, integrating simulation, testing, and safety standards like ISO 26262 into modern CI/CD workflows. Be the technical expert who drives innovation and ensures reliability in next-gen control systems.

Responsibilities
    • Technical Sales & Strategy: Provide expert pre-sales support and develop technical strategies that align MathWorks solutions with customer workflows, driving adoption and achieving sales goals.

    • Customer-Focused Solution Development: Collaborate with engineers to architect models, design simulation test benches, and integrate model-based testing into CI/CD pipelines—ensuring robust verification, validation, and compliance with safety standards like ISO 26262.

    • Engaging Demonstrations & Presentations: Create and deliver impactful demos and presentations for MATLAB, Simulink, and related tools, tailored to both small meetings and large events.

    • Evaluation & Enablement: Guide customers through product evaluations and feasibility projects to showcase the value of MathWorks tools in real-world applications.

    • Cross-Team Collaboration & Innovation: Partner with development and marketing teams to enhance products, identify new application areas, and craft compelling messaging based on customer insights.

Minimum Qualifications
  • A bachelor's degree and 10 years of professional work experience (or equivalent experience) is required.

Additional Qualifications
  • This person should possess strong engineering skills in the development and testing of control systems along with an MS or Ph.D. in engineering, or equivalent.
  • Significant experience and enthusiasm for modeling and simulation, system and component verification and validation, and experience with formal verification and validation methods are a plus.
  • Working knowledge of safety standards such as ISO 26262, IEC 61508, or DO 178 is desirable.
  • Ability to discuss how modeling and simulation are changing the systems design process in a fundamental way.
  • A qualified candidate will be able to effectively communicate his/her passion for MathWorks software to our customers. Candidates should be interested in working directly with customers to help them understand how to apply our products to their problems.
  • Travel is generally throughout Southeast Michigan specific to various seminars, customer visits, etc. Though far less frequent, some international travel is available. The candidate should expect to travel about 20-30% of the time
  • Experience with MathWorks tools or other modeling and verification tools is a plus.