# GNC Model-Based Design Engineer (Contract) at Pivotal

- Company: Pivotal
- What the company does: Backed by Kleiner Perkins.
- Company website: http://www.pivotal.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: California - Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $139K to $160K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-06
- Apply by: 2026-11-20
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/pivotal/412666fe-0ec9-414d-abf1-824af3b9418a?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/pivotal-gnc-model-based-design-engineer-contract/

## About the role

The GNC team at Pivotal develops the flight control and navigation software for our aircraft, including the Helix family, using model-based design in MATLAB and Simulink. We are looking for a contract Model-Based Design Engineer II to help lay the foundation for a DO-331 model-based development and verification process. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Trace requirements from Jama to control system models, such as control laws, state machines, and estimators, using Requirements Toolbox
- Link requirements to tests so traceability and requirements-based test coverage can be reported automatically and used for change impact analysis
- Flag gaps and ambiguities found while tracing and resolve them with the requirement owners
- 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 using Simulink Test or the MATLAB unit test framework

Tags: General Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/pivotal-gnc-model-based-design-engineer-contract/