Senior GPS/INS Navigation Systems Engineer

Draper Labs; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Draper, an independent nonprofit R&D company in Cambridge, MA, seeks a Systems Analysis Engineer (SMTS) to advance Digital Engineering capabilities for complex systems spanning strategic deterrence to autonomy. You will contribute across the full lifecycle from trade studies to design, integration, testing, and operation.

The role emphasizes leading small teams, mentoring engineers, and translating requirements into technical and architectural decisions, with a focus on GNC, GPS, and PNT domains.

Qualifications

• Requires 5–7 years of systems analysis experience.
• Proficiency with MBSE tools, SysML, and MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience integrating descriptive modeling tools with simulation tools.
• Ability to lead small teams and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Performs analysis approaches for a particular problem and independently execute assignments.
• Independently execute system engineering lifecycle assignments; concept and architecture design, integration, testing and operation.
• 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.
• Demonstrated ability to lead small teams (fewer than five people). Seeks to align team towards program goals and builds trust within the team.
• Able to 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 for them.
• Actively mentor less experienced engineers and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback.
• Work in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment including stakeholders and external partners.
• Contribute to translation of requirements into technical and architectural decisions.

Skills

Mathematics

Engineering fundamentals

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

SysML

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Draper, an independent nonprofit R&D company in Cambridge, MA, seeks a Systems Analysis Engineer (SMTS) to advance Digital Engineering capabilities for complex systems spanning strategic deterrence to autonomy. You will contribute across the full lifecycle from trade studies to design, integration, testing, and operation.

The role emphasizes leading small teams, mentoring engineers, and translating requirements into technical and architectural decisions, with a focus on GNC, GPS, and PNT domains.