Senior Inertial Sensor Engineer: MEMS Gyros & Accelerometers

Draper; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 82,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance programs

Employee clubs

Off-site social events

Museum and cultural discounts

Job summary

Draper in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Solid-State Sensor Engineer to help develop inertial instruments for advanced guidance applications. You will work with engineers and physicists to build gyroscope and accelerometer prototypes, characterize performance, and plan production rollout.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Applied Physics, Electrical, or Computer Engineering with 5–10 years in Hardware Instrument Engineering; a master’s or PhD is preferred.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Applied Physics, Electrical or Computer Engineering; masters or PhD preferred.
• Requires 5–10 years of experience in Hardware Instrument Engineering or related.
• Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Drive solutions to complex problems with limited direction to design and develop precision instruments.
• Actively mentor less experienced Hardware Instrument engineers.
• Design experiments and precision instruments to prove design concepts viable and optimal.
• Collaborate with engineers to design and develop prototype and production hardware to meet application needs.
• Integrate precision instruments into larger systems to meet performance metrics.
• Develop initial fabrication processes for custom instruments.
• Draft and present technical documents, reports, and testing results for manager approval.
• Provide training related to devices to employees, subcontractors, and customers.
• Perform independent research as needed.

Skills

High-precision sensors

MEMS

Solid-state physics

Control systems

System architecture

Prototyping

SMEs collaboration

MATLAB

CAD

FEA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Applied Physics

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

MATLAB

CAD

FEA

Job description

Draper in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Solid-State Sensor Engineer to help develop inertial instruments for advanced guidance applications. You will work with engineers and physicists to build gyroscope and accelerometer prototypes, characterize performance, and plan production rollout.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Applied Physics, Electrical, or Computer Engineering with 5–10 years in Hardware Instrument Engineering; a master’s or PhD is preferred.