Senior Systems Engineer for Embedded Microsystems Architecture and Design

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 .

Job Description Summary:

The Microsystems and Sensors Group at Draper is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to develop and manage requirements, architecture, interface documentation, and system specifications for systems in mission domains such as: embedded secure communications, advanced electronics miniaturization, edge processing and computing, trustworthy secure platforms, and autonomous air/sea vehicles. This role will involve working across a multi-disciplinary team (including external and internal stakeholders) innovating new microelectronics system solutions over the full system development lifecycle. The group has multidisciplinary proficiencies in secure systems architecture, hardware security and resilience, software security and resilience, system validation and accreditation, sensor development and validation, and cryptography.

A successful candidate will be motivated to build deeper expertise in both the core mission domains and underlying microsystems technology. This position will provide exposure to a wide range of advanced technologies (including inertial sensors, imagers, precision electronics, and advanced algorithms) as well as provide growth opportunities in the development of capabilities to address challenges in national security. Additionally, a successful candidate will be able to seamlessly join project teams that collaborate by sharing thoughts and opinions of individuals from a diverse set of experience and viewpoints in order to create the best possible technical solution.

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities

1. Independently execute system engineering lifecycle assignments.
2. Adapt appropriately to changes in program priorities and requirements.
3. Adhere to existing best practices and Quality Management System processes.
4. Continue to expand their depth/knowledge in their technical discipline through formal and informal learning.
5. Work within multi-disciplinary teams and independently execute assignments.
6. Drive solutions to complex problems with limited direction.
7. Lead small teams (fewer than five people) and align team towards program goals.
8. Provide insight and suggest design modifications based on analysis outcomes, and apply analysis techniques across a range of technical challenges.
9. Identify program/system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies.
10. Actively mentor less experienced engineers and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback.
11. Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills/Abilities

1. Highly-organized, capable of approaching problems with a system-level perspective.
2. Strong oral and written communication skills.
3. Practical experience with simulation-based performance analysis.
4. Practical experience with the systems engineering process.
5. Roles may require proficiency with modeling and simulation, computer language coding, descriptive modeling (e.g. SysML), STPA, and/or other engineering analysis tools.
6. Knowledge of GN&C, avionics architectures, fault tolerance, cyber/security, comms/encryption, threat modeling or other technologies may be required as defined in the summary.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or related field. Master's degree or higher preferred.

Experience

5-10 years experience as systems engineer or related role.

Additional Job Description:

The following additional qualifications are highly desirable but not required:

• Experience in the development of System Security documentation per Government requirements.
• Experience planning and leading Systems Engineering Technical Reviews.
• Experience working with modern data bus / electrical interfaces for flight/space systems.
• Experience in writing innovative R&D proposals to commercial and government sponsors.
• An understanding of the fundamentals of cryptographic key management, public key infrastructure, and NSA's Key Management Infrastructure, and the applications of cryptology.
• Be familiar with the unique aspects of space avionics: environmental testing (MIL-STD-810), radiation hardening, and EMI/EMC considerations (MIL-STD-461).
• Active security clearance.

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

Job Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139-3563

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.

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