MBSE Engineer Space System

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 Digital Engineering and Integrated Capabilities group at Draper is seeking a Model Based Systems Engineer to work within a multidisciplinary team to develop system concepts, system test concepts, requirements & architecture for a new space based application. The candidate will employ Model Based Systems Engineering approaches to support systems development from concept, identification of system needs, generation of use cases, system architecture and requirements.

Responsibilities may also include elucidation of mission needs, mission engineering, architecture/design trade space exploration for integrated hardware/software systems, simulation-based performance analysis for complex systems and system-of-systems, architecture definition using digital engineering (DE) and/or model-based system engineering (MBSE) frameworks and briefing of results to leadership or government sponsors.

• Experience with SysML and implementing tools such as Magic Draw
• Familiarity with space missions operating in LEO, MEO, GEO
• Familiarity with GNC concepts and space sensors
• Requirements and Design Compliance o Requirements Verification Traceability, System/Product Compliance Plans and Reporting o System Verification Development, Management and Execution
• Interface Development and Management o Familiarity with interface standards and interface coordination documentation: e.g. OSI Framework, DoDAF, SysML, Deterministic Commination Interface Coordination documentation, Development Management of Interface Signal and Message database or interface products
• Knowledge and interest in interdisciplinary work spanning Systems Engineering, Modeling and Simulation, Trade Space Exploration (TSE), Machine Learning and Data Engineering
• Experience one or more tools such as DOORs, MATLAB/Simulink, Python
• Experience in integrating descriptive modeling tools with other simulation tools is a plus.

• Ability to support on-site consistently is required.

• Independently execute system engineering full development lifecycle assignments, from requirements capture to deployment with some oversight.
• 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.
• Work within multi-disciplinary teams and independently execute assignments
• Help define, plan, and execute engineering analyses/design trades
• Contribute high quality content for technical reports and presentations with minimal guidance
• Proactively identify needs and concerns associated with design decisions and communicate them to project leadership.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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.

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

3-5 years experience as systems engineer or related role.

The candidate will work as part of an interdisciplinary team. The candidate will have the ability to become knowledgeable in various…