Project Technician: Lab Automation & Calibration

Inuplands; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Draper in Cambridge, MA seeks a Project Technician to perform highly skilled work supporting critical facilities and hardware production. The role requires meticulous documentation, complex lab testing, and setup of automated equipment under supervision.

Ideal candidates have an associate degree in engineering or science, with 10–15 years of related experience, and eligibility for security clearances. The job is full-time and on-site in Cambridge, MA.

Qualifications

• Requires a minimum Associates Degree in engineering or science; a Bachelor's is strongly preferred.
• In lieu, two years of technical schooling may substitute the degree.
• Military Technical School completion is acceptable as equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Document work with supervision, using handwriting or computer-based software.
• Perform experiments and tests with complex lab equipment.
• Apply analytic and test experience in acceptance procedures.
• Program computer-controlled automated and semi-automated equipment.
• Mentor, train, or supervise junior technicians as needed.
• Handle other temporary assignments as directed.

Skills

MS Office

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Manual dexterity

Analytical thinking

Education

Associates Degree in engineering or science

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Windows

Job description

Draper in Cambridge, MA seeks a Project Technician to perform highly skilled work supporting critical facilities and hardware production. The role requires meticulous documentation, complex lab testing, and setup of automated equipment under supervision.

Ideal candidates have an associate degree in engineering or science, with 10–15 years of related experience, and eligibility for security clearances. The job is full-time and on-site in Cambridge, MA.