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Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer
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What they do
An Aerospace Engineer designs aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft using knowledge of engineering and physics, and tests prototypes to see if they work according to design. May specialize in aeronautical design and work with airplanes and helicopters, or specialize in astronautical design and work with vehicles used in outer space. May specialize in a particular area of design, such as aerodynamic flow or navigation.
$128,361 / year median in Massachusetts
+15% projected growth
Job Description
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. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.Job Description Summary:
The System Requirements Engineer (SMTS) is responsible for the definition, analysis, and verification of a system and subsystem requirements to shape the overall system design. The role entails application of systems engineering methods within a model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and/or digital engineering framework. Responsibilities include the elucidation of mission needs, definition of use cases/CONOPS, functional system modeling, requirement tree development and flow-down, analysis-based requirement trades/balancing, simulation-based performance trades/analysis, simulation-based requirements verification, test strategy development, test design, and requirements management through product life-cycle.Job Description:
Duties/Responsibilities- Coordinate, schedule and participate in the requirements assessments.
- Assists in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design.
- Conducts requirements engineering, scheduling, reliability, development, and evaluation, maintainability and analysis for training.
- Supports the analyses and allocation of requirements.
- Assists in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions.
- Lead assessment effort in conducting both formal and informal evaluations and analysis.
- Analyze assessment results and make improvement/change recommendations.
- Ensure assessment results and recommendations can be incorporated into the requirements documentation.
- Drive solutions to complex problems with limited direction
- contribute to task planning and test development, propose ways forward, and adapt appropriately to changes in program requirements
- Lead small teams. Seeks to align team towards program goals and builds trust within the team.
- Provide insight and suggest 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. Skills/Abilities
- Highly-organized, capable of approaching problems with a system-level perspective
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Practical experience with the systems engineering process
- Familiarity with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and/or digital engineering (DE) tools/methods
- Roles may require proficiency with modeling/simulation, computer coding languages, SysML, STPA, DOORs, and/or other engineering analysis tools
- Knowledge of GN&C, avionics architectures, fault tolerance, cyber/security, comms/encryption, or other technologies may be required as defined in the summary.
Additional Job Description:
Demonstrated experience with Systems Engineering processes Excellent requirements writing and management skills Strong systems thinker Demonstrated experience with SysML & Systems Modeling, tools like Magic Draw and Cameo Modeling system dynamics with Matlab & Simulink Experience developing Requirements, System Architectures, Interface Control Documents, System Design Descriptions, and Verification/ Test Plans Great verbal and written communication skills Experience supporting Human Systems Engineering and integration best practices Aerospace and Spaceflight systems engineering experienceApplicable Certifications:
OMG Systems Modeling Certification INCOSE ASEP or CSEP Certification Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance. Connect With Draper for Future Opportunities! If you don't find the right posting in our Career Opportunities, you may submit your resume for future consideration. Job LocationCity:
Cambridge Job LocationState:
Massachusetts Job LocationPostal Code:
02139-3563 The US base salary range for this full-time position is $82,300.00- $220,000.