Pivotal Systems
GNC Model-Based Design Engineer (Contract)
California - Remote · Mid · Contract
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About the role
- This is a fully remote contract position.
Responsibilities
- Build out our automated model-in-the-loop (MIL) integration test framework, which simulates complete flight missions and checks the results against requirements.
- Develop the test suite on that framework, turning the simulations engineers already run during development into repeatable, automated tests.
- Document the testing workflow and train the team to use it.
Requirements
- 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.
Nice to have
- Experience with Simulink Check and Model Advisor, including writing custom Model Advisor checks.
- Experience integrating Jama with Requirements Toolbox, for example through OSLC.
- Experience with Embedded Coder code generation, software-in-the-loop testing, and MISRA C compliance or Polyspace.
- Experience with Simulink Design Verifier for test generation or property proving.
- Experience automating MATLAB toolchain workflows with Simulink Projects and the Project API.
- Experience with flight control or GNC software for aircraft, UAVs, or eVTOL platforms.
- Experience with agile development workflows and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools, such as Claude, to speed up test development, coding, and documentation.
Skills
- Experience writing requirements-based tests using Simulink Test or the MATLAB unit test framework.
Compensation
- $139k-$160k
Benefits
- Link requirements to tests so traceability and requirements-based test coverage can be reported automatically and used for change impact analysis.
- Unit Testing & Coverage
- Develop Simulink Test and MATLAB unit tests for control core models and functions, working toward full structural coverage.
- Automate model and code coverage reporting, and add coverage enforcement to the CI/CD pipeline.
- Investigate and help close coverage gaps, including differences between model and code coverage and logic that cannot be exercised.
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