Navigation System Engineer
Navigation System Engineer
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Overview:
Draper is an independent nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge MA. The 2000 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 crossfertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper visit .
Job Description Summary:
The Strategic Weapon Systems division at Draper is seeking a Navigation and Global Positioning System (GPS) System Engineer to work within multidisciplinary 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 missionlevel 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 simulationbased 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 nearpeer competitors and (b) build deeper expertise in both the core mission domain and underlying GPS technology.
Working in a dynamic team environment developing stateoftheart 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 warfighter capability.
Job Description:
Duties/Responsibilities
Manage and control priorities scope schedule and cost to baselines by proactively monitoring program/task performance across larger activities.
Independently derive systemlevel I&T requirements based on mission requirements and defines plans approaches and detailed test procedures to solve complex I&T problems.
Helps customers understand and adequately mitigate and resolve I&T risks and issues.
Subject Matter Expert (SME) able to develop and implement I&T approaches through a program lifecycle.
Identify program/systemlevel I&T technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies.
Develop document and teach best practices to less experienced engineers. Demonstrate strong organization planning and time management skills to achieve program goals.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Skills/Abilities
Curiositydriven approach to solving complex industry and customerdriven problems as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Collaborate and communicate effectively and openly with multidisciplinary program team members. program leadership and nontechnical personnel
Be a team player able to work in a fastpaced environment with the ability to balance multiple competing tasks and demands.
Education
Requires a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Engineering Systems Engineering Applied Physics or related field.
Experience
Requires 710 years in Systems Engineering or relevant role.
Additional Job Description:
Applicants must have the following key qualifications:
- Foundational knowledge of guidance navigation and control (GNC) and GPS technology.
- Thesis or dissertation research relevant to enabling GNC or strategic missions.
- Demonstrated ability to formulate a technical approach and write proposals.
- Practical experience with simulationbased performance analysis.
- Strong presentation skills and the ability to articulate complex technical ideas.
Any of the following additional qualifications are highly desirable:
- 7 years of professional experience in development of defense/space systems.
- Deep expertise with respect to either/both GPS hardware or software technology.
- Domain experience with respect to strategic weapon systems as defined above.
- Experience with multiobjective optimization techniques.
- Knowledge of modern software development lifecycles standards processes and tools.
- Technical leadership experience.
- Strong MATLAB C/C skills.
Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
