Real-Time System Simulation Engineer — Cambridge Onsite

Draper; Cambridge, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Employee clubs

Discounts to local museums

Job summary

Draper in Cambridge, MA is seeking a System Modeling & Simulation Engineer 2 to design and maintain dynamic simulations and infrastructure for rapid assessment, integration, and test of complex systems.

You will model environments, run studies, and prepare data-driven presentations to support system optimization. A 3–5 year background in systems engineering and a Bachelor's degree are required, with a Master’s preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in system modeling, simulation, and analysis with focus on performance.
• Ability to evaluate architectures and communicate findings clearly.
• Strong mathematical and analytical abilities.
• Experience with multidisciplinary teams and diverse environments.

Responsibilities

• Model operational environments and run simulations to compare architectures.
• Assess system survivability, effectiveness, and performance in scenarios.
• Conduct studies to optimize system performance and document results.
• Prepare presentations to communicate findings and decisions.
• Collaborate on software/hardware interfaces and verification efforts.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Data visualization

Verbal and written communication

Team collaboration

System modeling and simulation

Software design reasoning

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

C/C++

Unix/Linux

Windows environments

Linux kernel development

Kernel drivers

Job description

Draper in Cambridge, MA is seeking a System Modeling & Simulation Engineer 2 to design and maintain dynamic simulations and infrastructure for rapid assessment, integration, and test of complex systems.

You will model environments, run studies, and prepare data-driven presentations to support system optimization. A 3–5 year background in systems engineering and a Bachelor's degree are required, with a Master’s preferred.