Senior Systems Engineer

The Secure Solutions Group within the System’s Engineering Directorate is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support concept and architecture, and requirement development of trustworthy secure platforms that resist cyber, reverse engineering, and supply chain threats across Draper’s mission areas. The group has multidisciplinary proficiencies in secure systems architecture, hardware security and resilience, software security and resilience, system validation and accreditation, and cryptography.

Specific responsibilities include the following:

• Work with cross disciplinary team of system, hardware, and software engineers to support program execution.

• Communicate with program members, program offices, and sponsors to present work to the technical and evaluation community.

• Bring a systems engineering prospective to support development system architectures for secure solutions.

• Support analysis of Draper, customer, and sponsor developed systems to evaluate effectiveness and suitability

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., * Independently execute system engineering lifecycle assignments.

• Adapt appropriately to changes in program priorities and requirements.
• 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.
• Work within multi-disciplinary teams and independently execute assignments
• Drive solutions to complex problems with limited direction
• Lead small teams (few than five people) and align team towards program goals.
• Provides insight and suggests design modifications based on analysis outcomes, and to apply analysis techniques across a range of technical challenges
• 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., * Independently derive system-level requirements based on mission requirements and defines plan and approach to solve complex problems.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) able to develop and implement security approaches through a program lifecycle.
• Generate technical reports and presentations with appropriate guidance for delivery to external audiences.
• Familiar with writing proposals to commercial and Government Sponsors

Applicants selected for this position may be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Current in-scope Secret security clearance required, Top Secret preferred

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• 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
• 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.

Education Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or related field. Masters degree or higher preferred.

Experience 5-10 years experience as systems engineer or related role.

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 www.draper.com., 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 www.draper.com/careers.