Overview:

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000 employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

Job Description Summary:

The Production, Mission Operations and Enhancements Division – Transition to Production and Deployment group group at Draper is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to work within multidisciplinary teams to develop and provide full system lifecycle development and management of complex electrical, mechanical and software-based test equipment. Responsibilities include:
Responsibilities include:
• Apply strong systems engineering principles to product development process for transition to Production/Deployment; concept, design Integration & Test processes and data package development and release with a high understanding of the follow-on phases to assure successful next phases of the system
• Gain a strong understanding of the deployed systems operations, mission, use cases while leading future concepts for enhancements, opportunities for leading large scale system upgrades
• Lead the concept and development of system testing throughout the product lifecycle
• Plan and lead technical reviews required for transitioning systems and concepts to deployment
• Coordinate multidiscipline working groups across functional teams and stakeholders for trade studies or interface management
• Deploy Model Based Systems Engineering approaches to the development of systems concepts
• Lead the develop of system requirements, requirement changes, interface coordination
• Key job elements include the ability to engage with customers and translate requirements and functions to test equipment designs for; highly accurate strategic sensors, inertial navigation systems, fault tolerant computing, enhanced ground testing, integration and test environments, engineering qualification, surveillance, and factory acceptance test equipment architecture (e.g. rate tables, centrifuges)

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities
• Able to take ownership of assignments and guide others as needed; successfully lead tasks while tracking priorities, scope, cost and schedule.
• Derive plans, approaches, procedures for solving complex I&T problems across a program lifecycle, capturing all assumptions and adapting appropriately to changes in requirements with limited direction.
• Independently contributes high quality content for technical reports and presentations which shows an understanding of their task and an awareness of the intended audience. Demonstrates both confidence and success when presenting technical information during meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify program/system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies.
• Actively mentor less experienced engineers and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Skills/Abilities
• Curiosity-driven approach to solving complex, industry and customer-driven problems as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively and openly with multi-disciplinary program team members. program leadership, and non-technical personnel
• Be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to balance multiple competing tasks and demands.
Education
Requires a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Applied Physics, or related field.
Experience
Requires 5-7 years in Systems Engineering or relevant role.

Additional Job Description:

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in any of the following areas is a plus: inertial instruments, GN&C systems, missile systems, air defense, factory test equipment, system test and verification, data acquisition and analysis, control theory, system modeling, integration and test of HW and SW elements, electronics-based components and subassemblies
• Domain experience for strategic GN&C systems, sensors or electronics modules
• Systems engineering experience including requirements development and traceability and/or verification and validation
• Experience with requirements generation and management with DOORS
• Experience with electrical hardware design, integration and/or test
• Experience with software development (C , python, LabVIEW, java), communication protocols, and databases

Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

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Job Location - City:

Cambridge

Job Location - State:

Massachusetts

Job Location - Postal Code:

02139-3563

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

Draper is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We understand the value of diversity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact hr@draper.com.