GNC GPS Research Engineer Security Clearance

Position: GNC GPS Research Engineer with Security Clearance
Overview:
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.

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Job Description

Summary:

The Strategic Weapon Systems division at Draper is seeking a Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) and Global Positioning System (GPS) Research Engineer to work within multi-disciplinary teams to conceptualize and prototype advanced guidance technologies to enable new system capabilities that are of strategic importance to the nation. This role will be of high interest to applicants that desire to develop expertise in a broad array of both hardware and software GNC GPS technologies while remaining focused on delivering mission-level capability solutions to the warfighter.

Relevant mission domains may include global strike and/or strategic deterrent systems, hypersonics, missile defense systems, space systems, precision guided munitions, and autonomous air/sea vehicles. Duties and responsibilities may include:

• GPS test data and performance analysis.

• Conceptualization of GPS Hardware designs.

• Analysis of designs to demonstrate performance and functionality GPS Hardware.

• Identification of customer mission needs and development of use cases.

• Analysis of mission use cases to derive subsystem requirements.

• Conceptualization of novel GNC GPS hardware, software, and system solutions.

• Requirements development for simulation-based performance analysis.

• Development and execution of tests to check compliance with requirements.

• Development of research proposals and plans.

• Development of test strategies/plans for prototype technology. A successful candidate will be highly motivated to: (a) support the delivery of technology solutions that are of strategic importance to the nation in the context of evolving threats from peer and near-peer competitors, and (b) build deeper expertise in both the core mission domain and underlying GPS technology. Working in a dynamic team environment developing state-of-the-art weapon/GN&C systems will provide exposure to a wide range of advanced technologies as well as afford opportunities for increased leadership/impact on the development of new war-fighter capability.

Job Description:

Job Description Duties/Responsibilities
• 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. Skills/Abilities

• 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…