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 Hypersonic and Advanced Weapons group at Draper is seeking a Senior Weapon System Architect to work within multi-disciplinary teams to architect next-generation hypersonic weapon system solutions for the war fighter.  This role will be of high interest to applicants that desire to participate in the conceptualization and development of new US military capabilities in strategic mission domains, as well as the enabling guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) subsystem technology.

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 GNandC, 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:

This position will more include the following specific responsibilities:

• 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... For full info follow application link.

   

Draper is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.   We understand the value of diversity and its impact on a high-performance culture.&nbs p; All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.