Principal Application Engineer - Wireless Communications
MathWorks
Principal Application Engineer - Wireless Communications
- Job: 36505-TPEN
- Team: Technical Sales Engineering
- Location: US-CA-Santa Clara
- Salary Range: $157,400 - $251,800
Job Summary
Do you want to shape the way leading wireless communication companies develop their systems using MATLAB and Simulink? Join a multidisciplinary team of worldwide experts and help solve technical and business challenges for our customers.
In this pre-sales, product specialist role, you will leverage your expertise to demonstrate the benefits of MathWorks tools for digital communication systems engineering. You’ll work with customers developing cutting-edge wireless technologies, including cellular and satellite communications. Success in this role depends on your ability to build trusted relationships, communicate effectively, and continuously improve.
This position is based in Santa Clara, CA. Expect to travel 20-30% of the time, mostly on the US West Coast.
Responsibilities
- Customer Engagement: Work directly with customers in Semiconductors, Communications, Aerospace, and Defense industries to improve development processes using MathWorks wireless solutions.
- Technical Demonstrations: Develop proof-of-concept models and workflows using MATLAB, Simulink, and toolboxes such as 5G Toolbox, Satellite Communications Toolbox, and WLAN Toolbox, and demonstrate these to customers.
- System Modeling: Help customers design and simulate digital communication algorithms (e.g., channel estimation, equalization), RF propagation environments, and integrate AI techniques where appropriate.
- Thought Leadership: Deliver seminars, present at trade shows, and publish articles showcasing MathWorks wireless solutions.
- Product Collaboration: Provide feedback to development teams to enhance our wireless product offerings.
Minimum Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree and 10 years of professional work experience (or equivalent experience) is required.
Additional Qualifications
- Master’s or Ph.D. in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
- High motivation for customer-facing work
- 5+ years of experience in digital baseband communications (modem design, LTE, 5G, SatCom, MilCom, etc.)
- Knowledge of commercial modem design and implementation workflows (from simulation to hardware implementation)
Pluses:
- MATLAB and/or Simulink experience
- Experience in a relevant technical industry (e.g. Communication/Electronics, Semiconductors)
- Experience in a customer facing role (Marketing, Application Engineering, Training, Tech Support, Sales)
- Knowledge of RF systems, antenna and array design, and satellite communications
Why MathWorks?
It's the chance to collaborate with bright, passionate people. It's the opportunity to accelerate the pace of discovery, innovation, and learning in engineering and science. And it’s a commitment to doing the right thing—for each individual, our customers, and the local community. We cultivate an enjoyable, participatory, and rational environment that champions individual growth, encourages initiative, values collaboration, shares success, and rewards excellence.
MathWorks develops MATLAB and Simulink, the leading technical computing software used by engineers and scientists. The company employs more than 6,500 people in 16 countries, with headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, USA. MathWorks is privately held and has been profitable every year since its founding in 1984.
YOU + MathWorks = Unlimited Possibilities
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