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Principal Systems Test Equipment Engineer

Draper Labs
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1 month ago
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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:

System Integration and Test (I&T) Engineer (PMTS) serves as the systemintegrator for technologies and product lines developed using Draper's corecapabilities. In this role they plan, execute, and manage I&T activities starting from early test concept development through system certification. This includes functional simulation, subsystem and system integration and test, verification and validation (V&V), performance evaluation, and acceptance testing. System I&T Engineers leverage multi-disciplinary engineering expertise and collaborate with other Systems Engineers to establish clear, verifiable, and traceable requirements, inform and drive system concepts, architectures, and designs to promote testability, and utilizes resident expertise and lessons learned to support the development of highly reliable, robust, and complex systems.

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities
* Manage and control priorities, scope, schedule, and cost to baselines by proactively monitoring program/task performance across larger activities.
* Independently derive system-level I&T requirements based on mission requirements and defines plans, approaches, and detailed test procedures to solve complex I&T problems.
* Helps customers understand and adequately mitigate and resolve I&T risks and issues.
* Subject Matter Expert (SME) able to develop and implement I&T approaches through a program lifecycle.
* Identify program/system-level I&T technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies.
* Develop, document, and teach best practices to less experienced engineers. Demonstrate strong organization, planning, and time management skills to achieve program goals.
* 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 7-10 years in Systems Engineering or relevant role.

Additional Job Description:

  • An M.S degree or higher in an engineering discipline (systems, mechanical, electrical or computer engineering) or a S. degree with 15+ years of relevant professional experience
  • Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), systems engineering development process, or requirements development
  • The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and capable of working at a high technical level
  • Strong ability to lead teams and collaborate across internal and external functional boundaries
  • Experience in developing and documenting related activities (plans, procedures, software or hardware design documentation).
  • Excellent communication, collaborative, and interpersonal skills are required working in a process driven environment complying with procedures.
  • Experience working with lab equipment (scopes, meters, power supplies), Hardware in the Loop, embedded software development, or support to production

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in any of the following areasisa plus: GN&C systems, missile systems, air defense, factory test equipment, system test and verification, inertial instruments, data acquisition and analysis, control theory, system modeling and test, integration and test of HW and SW elements, electronics-based components and subassemblies
  • LabView architecture and practical application including data acquisition, analysis for sensor and instrument test fixtures
  • Domain experience test equipment development 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 open architecture/adaptable test equipment development
  • Experience with Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and/or Digital Engineering design
  • Experience with electrical hardware design, integration or test
  • Experience with software development (C++, python, LabView, java) and communication systems protocols and databases and protocols

Applicants selected for this position may 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

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 nowwww.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 .


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