MBSE Engineer for Space System Application

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 cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper visit .

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.

Desired Skills & Abilities:
Experience with SysML and implementing tools such as MagicDraw
Familiarity with space missions operating in LEO MEO GEO
Familiarity with GNC concepts and space sensors
Requirements and Design Compliance
oRequirements Verification Traceability System/Product Compliance Plans and Reporting
oSystem Verification Development Management and Execution
Interface Development and Management
oFamiliarity 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.
Preferred Characteristics:
Ability to support on-site consistently is required.

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities
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.

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 technologies may be required as defined in the summary.

Education
Bachelors degree in engineering physics mathematics or related field. Masters degree or higher preferred.

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

Additional Job Description:

The candidate will work as part of an interdisciplinary team. The candidate will have the ability to become knowledgeable in various problem domains identify relevant modeling and analysis techniques develop or integrate multi-domain models of required fidelity present results that support system-level analysis performance trade-offs and decision-making. The ability to communicate technical concepts effectively with customers engineers managers and other stakeholders of all relevant disciplines is a must.

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

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Job Location - City:

Cambridge

Job Location - State:

Massachusetts

Job Location - Postal Code:

02139-3563

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

$75000.00 - $156000.00

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