Project Tech; Elec-Mech - Precision Instruments

Position: Project Tech (Elec-Mech) - Precision Instruments
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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Summary:

This role involves working with extremely small, delicate components under magnification, requiring a level of precision and control often found in watchmaking, fine instrument repair, or micro-mechanical assembly. You’ll perform detailed adjustments, calibration, and assembly of intricate mechanisms where even the slightest variation can impact overall system performance.

Top performers in this role develop an intuitive feel for their work, often able to sense when a mechanism is precisely assembled, even at a microscopic level.“What You’ll Do”Perform high-precision assembly and adjustment of electro-mechanical systems at a micro scale.

Work under microscopes to assemble, align, and calibrate delicate components.

Execute fine mechanical adjustments requiring steady hand control and tactile sensitivity.

Support precision tuning, calibration, and performance validation of complex mechanisms.

Inspect and verify components using precision measurement tools to ensure tight tolerances.

Collaborate with engineering teams to troubleshoot and refine intricate assemblies

Tools & Equipment You May Work With:

Microscopes and magnification equipment

Precision measurement tools (micrometers, height gauges, pin gauges, gauge blocks)
Surface plates and comparators

Fine hand tools for micro-assembly and adjustment

Measurement and inspection systems for tight-tolerance components

This role is an onsite position and is not eligible for remote work or relocation.

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities With limited or no supervision, carefully documents their own work consistent with work unit policy in handwritten form or using common computer-based software.

Performs scientific experiments and/or tests with complex laboratory equipment independently or in collaboration with senior technical personnel.

Applies analytic and test experience in the execution of acceptance procedures independently or in collaboration with senior technical personnel.

Programs computer controlled automated and semi-automated equipment.

At the discretion of the supervisor, performs focused training to grow and enhance skills for betterment of the department or the Laboratory as a whole.

As needed, mentor, train or supervise more junior technicians.

Other temporary assignments at the discretion of the supervisor.

Skills/Abilities Proficiency with Microsoft Applications; MS Windows, Word, Excel etc.

Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.

Possess highly specialized skills for production for assigned work area.

Possess a high degree of attention to detail.

Experience Requires graduation from a two year technical school.

There is no years of applicable experience in lieu of education requirement.

Education Requires at least 10 years of applicable experience.

Additional

Job Description:

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

Nice to Have:

Experience in watchmaking, horology, or fine instrument repair

Background working with mechanical movements (manual or automatic), precision timing, or micro-mechanical systems

Familiarity with fine adjustments requiring tactile feedback and high attention to detail

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Job Location - City:

Cambridge

Job Location - State:

Massachusetts

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The US base salary range for this full-time position is $53.92 - $53.92

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range…