Senior Design Transfer Systems Engineer

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory • Saint Petersburg, FL

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About The Position

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. The Production, Mission, Operations & Enhancements group is seeking a multi-talented engineer to support and lead technical program industrialization for a variety of specimens ranging from electronic piece parts to full system solutions across Draper's product portfolio offering. The candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing design transfers of various ground-breaking solutions from the Development, Validation, to Manufacturing and through to the Post Launch phases. This role offers participation in cutting edge technologies and realizing these designs through productization. The candidate will be expected to work effectively both independently and with cross-functional, multi-site teams. This is primarily an on-site role, with some flexibility for a hybrid work arrangement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Applied Physics, or related field.
• 5-7 years in Systems Engineering or relevant role.
• Experience with the planning, implementing and closing product design transfers into production environments.
• Experience with navigating Technical and Manufacturing Readiness Level (TRL and MRL) processes, Risk Management and Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRA), or related processes.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with test plans and results through technical report writing and presentations.
• Ability to work with program managers, customers, and government representatives to define needs/requirements, write proposals, and lead technical teams.
• Ability to participate in some travel to off-site locations, less than 25%, typically less than one week in duration.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of DFx (Design for Assembly, Test, Manufacturing, Reliability, Quality, Cost, Sustainability, Supply Chain, Maintenance).
• Working knowledge with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis - DFMEA, FMEA, PFMEA.
• Experienced with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MEP).
• Experience of full Development Life Cycle for components, sub-systems or systems, i.e. Phase Gate, Agile, Iterative, V-Shaped, etc.)

Responsibilities

• 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 contribute high quality content for technical reports and presentations which shows an understanding of their task and an awareness of the intended audience.
• Identify program/system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies.
• Actively mentor less experienced engineers and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Work-life balance programs including workplace flexibility.
• Employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga.
• Health and finance workshops.
• Off-site social events.
• Discounts to local museums and cultural activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree