Real-Time Aerospace Simulation Engineer

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

Job summary

Draper is seeking a Principal System Modeling & Simulation Engineer in Cambridge, MA, to design, develop, validate, and maintain dynamic simulations and real-time infrastructure for rapid assessment and test of complex aerospace systems.

The role covers high-level behavioral simulations, real-time simulations, and Hardware-in-the-Loop infrastructure, supporting development, integration, test, and sustainment of systems and software with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Professional software development experience in a multi-disciplinary, team setting.
• Significant experience with C/C++ and Matlab/Simulink.
• Ability to quickly understand and integrate new software APIs.
• Ability to efficiently triage, debug, and fix software/hardware integration issues.
• Experience developing systems where human factors, UI/UX, and usability trade off with engineering and business demands.
• Knowledge and familiarity with aerospace systems and related sciences.

Responsibilities

• Architect, integrate, verify and validate system-level simulations in the context of a larger aerospace project life cycle.
• May working independently or lead a small team of engineers.
• Develop simulation CONOPs, use cases, and requirements.
• Design a simulation architecture, including internal and external interfaces, facilities, infrastructure, and models, to satisfy requirements,
• Write and automate test plans.
• Develop real-time hardware interfaces, integrate legacy software models, and develop new software models.
• Acts as a subject matter expert in System Modeling and Simulation engineering.
• Integrate 3D visualization tools, and
• Development and maintain an in house real-time software framework.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

C/C++

MATLAB/Simulink

Education

Master's degree in Engineering/CS/Math

PhD preferred

Job description

Draper is seeking a Principal System Modeling & Simulation Engineer in Cambridge, MA, to design, develop, validate, and maintain dynamic simulations and real-time infrastructure for rapid assessment and test of complex aerospace systems.

The role covers high-level behavioral simulations, real-time simulations, and Hardware-in-the-Loop infrastructure, supporting development, integration, test, and sustainment of systems and software with a multidisciplinary team.