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Senior Software/GPU Engineer

Draper
Cambridge, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/4/2025

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 Senior Software Engineer (SMTS) develops high performance solutions for resource constrained targets. Develops next-generation resilient and fault tolerant software solutions in the application domains of undersea, terrestrial, air, hypersonics and space. The Engineer is involved in the full software development life cycle.

We are seeking experienced engineers to implement complex signal processing algorithms in C and / or CUDA or OpenCL, a background in digital communication theory and GPU Software development.

Job Description :

Duties / Responsibilities

  • Evaluates requirements, proposes solutions, explores design trades to support a design.
  • Designs algorithms using modern theory and proven techniques.
  • Develops embedded software based on prototype algorithms with supervision.
  • Analyzes designs to demonstrate performance and functionality.
  • Develops and executes software tests to check compliance with requirements.
  • Evaluates results to establish problem causes and develop solutions for inefficient or problems.
  • Prepares technical data, procedures, reports, drawings, manuals, and other required documentation.
  • Communicates with customers and stakeholders to establish requirements and describe the design and deliverables.
  • Drive solutions to complex problems with limited direction - contribute to requirements development and architecture solution ideation.
  • Ability to take responsibility for subset of engineering scope.
  • Identify program / system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies for them.
  • Actively mentor less experienced engineers.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills / Abilities

  • Excellent development and troubleshooting skills on embedded targets.
  • Excellent knowledge of OS coding techniques? IP protocols? interfaces and hardware subsystems.
  • Expertise in software development for real-time systems.
  • Mastery of high level development languages (e.g. C / C , Rust)
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Knowledge of software configuration management tools? defect tracking tools? and peer review processes.
  • Excellent time management skills with the proven ability to meet deadlines.
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
  • Experience with UML / SysML.
  • Experience with in-circuit emulators, JTAG debuggers and laboratory test equipment.
  • Education

    Requires a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.

    Experience

    Requires 5-10 years experience in Software Engineering or related.

    Additional Job Description :

    Applicants will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

    Active TS required

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    Job Location - City :

    Cambridge

    Job Location - State :

    Massachusetts

    Job Location - Postal Code :

    02139-3563

    Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you, apply now www.draper.com / careers.

    Draper is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We understand the value of inclusivity 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, 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.

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