8 days ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$139k - $160k/yr
Responsibilities
- Trace requirements from Jama to control laws, state machines, estimators, and other control-system models using Requirements Toolbox.
- Link requirements to tests and identify or resolve traceability gaps and ambiguities with requirement owners.
- Build automated model-in-the-loop mission-level simulation frameworks and repeatable requirements-based test suites.
- Develop Simulink Test and MATLAB unit tests for control-core models and functions.
- Automate model and code coverage reporting, investigate coverage gaps, and enforce coverage in CI/CD pipelines.
- Resolve Simulink Check findings, improve GitLab CI/CD workflows, and support regression baselines, code generation, and automated reports.
- Document testing and modeling workflows, train team members, and contribute to DO-331 process guidelines.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- At least 2 years of industry experience in model-based design, verification, or GNC software development, or a master’s degree with relevant research.
- Hands-on experience with MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow.
- Experience writing requirements-based tests with Simulink Test or the MATLAB unit test framework.
- Experience analyzing model or code coverage, including decision, condition, and MC/DC coverage with Simulink Coverage.
- Experience with requirements traceability tools such as Requirements Toolbox, Jama, or DOORS.
- Working understanding of control systems and state machines, plus proficiency in MATLAB scripting and Python for test automation.
- Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines such as GitLab CI or GitHub Actions.
- Preferred experience includes DO-178C/DO-331, Simulink Check, Model Advisor, Jama integrations, Embedded Coder, software-in-the-loop testing, MISRA C, Polyspace, Simulink Design Verifier, Simulink Projects, flight-control or GNC software, Jira, Confluence, and AI-assisted development tools such as Claude.
- Applicants must be eligible for employment in the United States.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plans are offered.
- The role is described as a fully remote contract position; additional information states applicants must be willing to work onsite at the Palo Alto, California headquarters.
About Pivotal
Pivotal is a philanthropic and programmatic organization founded by Melinda French Gates that supports programs, investments, and policy to expand women’s and young people’s power and opportunities in the U.S. and worldwide. It operates through Pivotal Philanthropies, Pivotal Initiatives Fund, and Pivotal Ventures, using grants and strategic partnerships rather than selling products. The organization is privately held and headquartered in Seattle.