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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 Job Description Summary: System Integration and Test (I&T) Engineer (SMTS) 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 * Able to take ownership of assignments and guide others as needed; successfully lead tasks while tracking priorities, scope, cost and schedule. * Derive plans, approaches, procedures for solving complex I&T problems across a program lifecycle, capturing all assumptions and adapting appropriately to changes in requirements with limited direction. * Independently contributes high quality content for technical reports and presentations which shows an understanding of their task and an awareness of the intended audience. Demonstrates both confidence and success when presenting technical information during meetings with internal and external stakeholders. * 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 * 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 5-7 years in Systems Engineering or relevant role. Additional Job Description: The Sensors Integration & Test Group at Draper is seeking a senior engineer with a broad technical skills to work in a multidisciplinary environment to conceptualize, develop, analyze, and assess robust GN&C (Guidance, Navigation and Control) sensors for a wide variety of applications, including defense systems. Program roles will usually be Systems Engineer and/or Integration and Test Engineer. Tasking will include participating in the development of high-fidelity sensor models, test development and planning, conducting analysis on sensor packages, and evaluating sensor performance integrated into high-level assemblies and systems. Demonstrated experience integrating and testing complex hardware/software systems. Required Qualifications: MS degree in applicable engineering discipline (Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Physics, or equivalent) and 5+ years of direct experience with the development, integration, and test of complex sensors or systems; or B.S. degree with 8+ years of relevant professional experience. Demonstrated experience in completing system design technical baseline activities i.e. SRR, PDR, CDR, etc. Experience in verification and validation planning and execution, including design of test or design of experiment methodologies; previous experience developing test programs and plans, and systems engineering documents. Strong ability to lead small teams, collaborate, and present to stakeholders across internal and external functional boundaries. Experience in integration and debug of complex systems and sensors. Ability to effectively apply data analysis methods and data analytics tools to extract important information for utility. Proficiency in at lease one software programming language. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with strategic weapon, DoD, space, GN&C, or inertial systems. 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 in Systems requirements development and traceability and/or verification and validation with DOORS Knowledge of digital signal processing, control theory, or mixed-signal hardware systems. Experience integrating and testing complex hardware/software systems. Familiarity with LabVIEW, Python, C, C++ Applicants selected for this position may be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance. Connect With Draper for Future Opportunities! If you don't find the right posting in our Career Opportunities, you may submit your resume for future consideration. Job Location - City: Cambridge Job Location - State: Massachusetts Job Location - Postal Code: 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 now Equal Employment Opportunity: 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. 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. 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