Group Lead-Production Design, Verification & Validation

Draper Laboratory•Cambridge, MA

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About The Position

The Production, Mission, Operations, & Enhancements Division within the Systems Engineering directorate is seeking a Group Leader to lead our Production Design, Verification & Validation. The Division serves as the system integrator for technologies and product lines developed using Draper's core capabilities. The Division plans, executes, and manages I&T activities starting from early test concept development through system certification. This includes test concepts and requirements development, technology maturation, system and sub-system integration, verification and validation (V&V), performance evaluation, and acceptance testing. In addition, the Division leverages multi-disciplinary engineering expertise and collaborates with front-end Systems Engineers and the Digital Engineering & Enabling Technologies Division 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. The primary focus of the Production Design, Verification & Validation Group is to integrate, test, and ensure design compliance of Draper's advanced GN&C system technologies into new platform solutions that enable warfighters to successfully execute their missions by enhancing resilience, precision, and reliability. Programs supported by this group are focused on tactical, nav and strategic grade systems, autonomy, performance in contested environments, production support, and surveillance. The Group accomplishes their innovative work through the application of evaluation of GN&C systems, including inertial technology, celestial object sighting technology, vision-aided navigation sensors, and ultraprecision timing and communications. The Group Leader is responsible for leading and managing a group of approximately 10 - 15 engineers who have technical and domain expertise related to the group's focus areas and can provide the highest level of support to our customers. The continual advancement of Draper's expertise in developing and maturing the most advanced technologies for GN&C systems is a key focus of the Group Leader. To that end, the Group Leader is expected to: Ensure the long-term success of the group, and its contributions to Draper, by shaping the group's talented workforce, while maintaining and developing key, differentiating capabilities that align with customer and business needs. Collaborate regularly with internal group members, Draper Program Offices, Customers/Sponsors, other Draper engineering groups, and the external technical community. Partner with Customers/Sponsors, Draper Program Managers and subject matter experts within Draper to develop and implement strategic plans and technology roadmaps. Promote and direct internal and external R&D activities, including development and alignment of research proposals with technology roadmaps, collaborations with universities and direction of scholar, co-op, and internships cohorts. Support and enable the technical and career growth of individual staff members by performing check-in reviews and annual performance reviews, as well as advocating for leadership, mentorship, and training opportunities.

Requirements

Excellent communication and written skills.
Excellent ability with presenting technical material to various levels of the engineering organization and customers.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications.
Strong ability to supervise a team of 10-20.
Requires a degree in Engineering or related discipline.
5-7 years of experience in the engineering; design, development, and management of complex systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience with strategic weapons, DoD, space, GN&C, or inertial systems.
Experience integrating and testing complex hardware/software systems.
Experience in System Requirements development and traceability and/or verification and validation.
Implementation of specialized test development for verification and validation, such as Enhanced Ground Test (EGT)
Demonstrated ability to present complex data in a compelling manner both verbally and visually.
Experience leading or contributing to technical and cost proposals.
Experience in functional system modeling and simulation development using MATLAB, Simulink, or other comparable tools
Technical leadership experience, serving as a Technical Director, Task Leader, or Principal Investigator in the development of new technologies or applications
Existing (active) US Government Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

Manage administrative details and career development for group members.
Convey relevant information from management to group members.
Lead, mentor, build depth their area of expertise. and conduct performance evaluations of group members.
Maintain awareness of staffing requirements, write job requisitions (responsibilities and required qualifications) for hiring as required, review and disposition incoming resumes, conduct interviews.
Serve as Lead Subject Matter Expert for Area of specialty.
Shape Draper's technology offerings and open new business areas based on program and technical experience.
Analyze Draper strategy and work with management to build capability in key areas that align Draper's capabilities with customer's strategic priorities.

Benefits

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.

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