Lead Space & Mission-Critical Systems Engineer

Draper; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Draper in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to drive key systems engineering tasks in a model-based environment for national security and space projects, from concept through deployment.

You will develop requirements and architectures, lead 5–10 person teams, and apply MBSE tools (SysML) to ensure robust, verified, and mission-ready solutions while communicating with customers and management.

Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance; Top Secret with SCI eligibility preferred.
• Experience with system-of-systems spacecraft architectures.
• Ability to decompose enterprise architectures to subsystems.
• Strong written and oral communication for customers and management.

Responsibilities

• Independently drive complex solutions; define requirements with unclear customer needs.
• Lead 5–10 person teams; align work to program goals.
• Serve as Systems Engineering SME across disciplines.
• Propose design modifications based on analysis results.
• Identify and mitigate program/system risks.

Skills

System-of-systems

Architecture decomposition

Security clearance TS-SCI

Communication skills

MBSE SysML

Model-based engineering

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/physics

Master's degree preferred

Tools

DOORS

MATLAB/Simulink

MagicDraw/Cameo MBSE

Job description

Draper in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to drive key systems engineering tasks in a model-based environment for national security and space projects, from concept through deployment.

You will develop requirements and architectures, lead 5–10 person teams, and apply MBSE tools (SysML) to ensure robust, verified, and mission-ready solutions while communicating with customers and management.