Hardware Integration and Test Engineer

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.

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Duties/Responsibilities
* Ability to independently complete assignments by applying technical knowledge to defined problems with minimal oversight.
* Contribute content for technical reports and presentations with appropriate guidance.
* Adapt appropriately to changes in program requirements.
* Identify challenges associated with assigned work and communicate them to project leadership.
* 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
0-3 years in Systems Engineering or relevant role.

Additional Job Description:

Required Qualifications:

• Experience with verification and validation planning and execution for industry applications, including design of test or design of experiment methodologies.
• Experience developing test procedures and plans, and systems engineering documents for complex electro-mechanical and/or electro-optical systems.
• Ability to collaborate, and present to stakeholders across internal functional boundaries.
• Ability to collect relevant data and apply data analysis methods and data analytics tools to extract critical information on a wide variety of systems with some assistance.
• Proficiency in at least one software programming language (e.g., MATLAB, Python, LabVIEW).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with integration, testing, and troubleshooting of complex electro-mechanical and/or electro-optical systems and their sensors.
• Familiarity with completing system design technical baseline activities e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.
• Experience working with strategic weapon systems, DoD, space, GN&C, inertial systems, and the like.
• Knowledge of MBSE (Model Based Systems Engineering) that includes system modeling languages (e.g., SysML) and relevant tools (e.g., MagicDraw).
• Experience in functional system modeling and simulation development using MATLAB, Simulink, or other comparable tools.

• Experience with the use of DOORS for systems requirements development, traceability, and/or verification and validation.

• Knowledge of control theory, or mixed-signal hardware systems, computer vison, sensor fusion.
• Familiarity with LabVIEW, Python, C, C++, MATLAB
• Proficiency with CAD or FEA/CFD modeling tools

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

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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.