Senior Systems Engineer, Hypersonic Weapons

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.

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Job Description

Summary:

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities

* Independently execute system engineering lifecycle assignments.

* Adapt appropriately to changes in program priorities and requirements.

* Adheres to existing best practices and Quality Management System processes.

* Continues to expand their depth/knowledge in their technical discipline through formal and informal learning.

* Work within multi-disciplinary teams and independently execute assignments

* Drive solutions to complex problems with limited direction

* Lead small teams (few than five people) and align team towards program goals.

* Provides insight and suggests design modifications based on analysis outcomes, and to apply analysis techniques across a range of technical challenges

* 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

* Highly-organized, capable of approaching problems with a system-level perspective.

* Strong oral and written communication skills.

* Practical experience with simulation-based performance analysis.

* Practical experience with the systems engineering process.

* Roles may require proficiency with modeling and simulation, computer language coding, descriptive modeling (e.g. SysML), STPA, and/or other engineering analysis tools

* 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. Masters degree or higher preferred.

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

Additional

Job Description:

Duties and responsibilities may include:

• Identification of customer mission needs and development of use cases;
• Requirements development;
• Model-based analysis of alternatives for GNC design concepts;
• Modeling of system dynamics and guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) loop;
• System performance simulation and analysis;
• Presentation of analysis results to both internal and external stake-holders;
• Development of systems engineering, design, and analysis artifacts/documentation;
• Technology roadmap development;
• Proposal development and briefing of senior leadership;
• Task planning and leadership.

A successful candidate will be highly motivated to: (a) support the delivery of technology solutions that are of strategic importance to the nation in the context of evolving threats from peer and near-peer competitors, and (b) build deeper expertise in both the core mission domain and underlying GNC/avionics technology. Working in a dynamic team environment developing state-of-the-art weapon/GN&C systems will provide exposure to a wide range of advanced technologies as well as afford opportunities for increased leadership/impact on the development of new war-fighter capability.

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

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