Integration and Test Engineer

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory•Cambridge, MA

1d•$62,500 - $140,000

About The Position

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with more than 2,000 employees. Its multidisciplinary engineering and science teams develop solutions for national challenges in areas including military defense, space exploration, and biomedical engineering. The System Integration and Test Engineer serves as a system integrator for technologies and product lines developed using Draper’s core capabilities. The role plans, executes, and manages integration and test activities from early test concept development through system certification. Activities may include functional simulation; subsystem and system integration and testing; verification and validation; performance evaluation; and acceptance testing. The engineer works with other Systems Engineers to establish clear, verifiable, and traceable requirements and to inform system concepts, architectures, and designs that promote testability. The role also draws on multidisciplinary expertise and lessons learned to help develop reliable, robust, and complex systems. This position requires a bachelor’s degree in a specified engineering or related field and 0–3 years of experience in Systems Engineering or a relevant role. Applicants selected for the position must obtain and maintain a government security clearance. The position is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the stated US base salary range is $62,500–$140,000. Draper describes workplace flexibility and offers employee clubs, health and finance workshops, off-site social events, and discounts to local museums and cultural activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related field.
0–3 years of experience in Systems Engineering or a relevant role.
Ability to independently complete assignments by applying technical knowledge to defined problems with minimal oversight.
Ability to adapt to changes in program requirements and communicate work-related challenges to project leadership.
Curiosity-driven approach to solving complex, industry- and customer-driven problems as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively and openly with multidisciplinary program team members, program leadership, and non-technical personnel.
Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment while balancing multiple competing tasks and demands.
Applicants selected for the position must obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Responsibilities

Plan, execute, and manage integration and test activities from early test concept development through system certification.
Perform or support functional simulation, subsystem and system integration and testing, verification and validation, performance evaluation, and acceptance testing.
Collaborate with Systems Engineers to establish clear, verifiable, and traceable requirements.
Inform and drive system concepts, architectures, and designs to promote testability.
Apply multidisciplinary expertise and lessons learned to support development of reliable, robust, and complex systems.
Independently complete assignments by applying technical knowledge to defined problems with minimal oversight.
Contribute to technical reports and presentations with appropriate guidance.
Adapt to changes in program requirements.
Identify challenges associated with assigned work and communicate them to project leadership.
Perform other duties as assigned.