System Concepts Engineer
About The Position
The Microsystems and Sensors Group at Draper is seeking a Systems Engineer to develop and manage requirements, architecture, interface documentation, and system specifications for systems in mission domains such as: embedded secure communications, advanced electronics miniaturization, edge processing and computing, trustworthy secure platforms, and autonomous air/sea vehicles. This role will involve working across a multi-disciplinary team (including external and internal stakeholders) innovating new microelectronics system solutions over the full system development lifecycle. The group has multidisciplinary proficiencies in secure systems architecture, hardware security and resilience, software security and resilience, system validation and accreditation, sensor development and validation, and cryptography.
Requirements
- 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
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or related field.
- 0-3 years experience as systems engineer or related role.
- Applicants selected for this opportunity will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Masters degree or higher preferred.
- Secret Clearance is preferred.
- Knowledge of GN&C, avionics architectures, fault tolerance, cyber/security, comms/encryption, threat modeling or other technologies may be required as defined in the summary.
Responsibilities
- Independently execute system engineering full development lifecycle assignments, from requirements capture to deployment, under the oversight of program leadership.
- Provide content for technical reports and presentations with appropriate guidance
- Adapt appropriately to changes in program priorities and requirements
- Identify challenges associated with assigned work and communicate them to project leadership
- 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.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
