Student Competition Application Engineer

MathWorks; Natick (MA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering software company is seeking a Student Competition Application Engineer who will support and mentor teams in using MATLAB and Simulink. In this full-time role, you will engage with mentors, provide technical support, and help develop training materials. Candidates should have an MS or PhD in Engineering and experience in collaborative environments. The position involves some travel across the US and internationally.

Qualifications

• Experience with competitions as a mentor or student required.
• Demonstrated experience working in teams across country boundaries.
• Experience selling or marketing in the education industry a plus.

Responsibilities

• Engage with team mentors and faculty advisors.
• Visit student teams and provide technical support.
• Build social media content to connect with student teams.

Skills

Technical support for competitions

Communication and presentation skills

Collaboration in team environments

Education

MS or PhD in Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Gazebo

Unreal

Job description

Student Competition Application Engineer

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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.

Support and advise student competition teams worldwide in using MATLAB and Simulink to design and build robotics and autonomous systems. Serve as a mentor for students and competition advisors by providing expertise, training, and guidance with MATLAB and Simulink. Collaborate with marketing, engineering, and global MathWorks teams to develop strategies, marketing content, and communication that enhance the visibility and value of MathWorks’ educational programs.

MathWorks nurtures growth, appreciates diversity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Disseminate/promote the training materials to teams.
• 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.

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).
• Understanding of systems engineering concepts.
• 25% travel – mostly within the US; some International.
• 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.
• Mastery of MATLAB, Simulink, modeling, and simulation.

Laboratory and Team Experience

Support and advise student competition teams worldwide in using MATLAB and Simulink to design and build robotics and autonomous systems.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level.

Employment Type

Full‑time.

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology; Software Development industry.