Senior Space Systems Architect

Draper-1; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Draper in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Space Systems Engineer to join the Space and Mission Critical Systems group. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to design, develop, test, and support systems for manned spaceflight and lunar activities.

You will analyze customer needs, develop requirements and architectures, define interfaces, and create verification plans. You will communicate results to internal and external stakeholders and contribute to program data products.

Qualifications

• Two or more of the following required qualifications: decompose mission level requirements and trace them throughout the project lifecycle.
• Spacecraft subsystems analysis incl. propellant budgeting, RF link budgets, mission life estimations.
• MBSE / Cameo or similar tooling for capturing functional flows and system behavior.
• ICD Management: draft, review, and manage interface control documents and baselines.
• Analysis tools and script development: Python, MATLAB, STK, STOL to automate calculations and visualizations.

Responsibilities

• Independently drive solutions to complex, multidisciplinary problems with a deep understanding of customer priorities.
• Help customers shape needs and develop requirements for programs solving challenging technical problems.
• Lead large multidisciplinary teams ( >10 people) and align them to program goals.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert in Systems Engineering and contribute to SOA solutions.
• Develop and present system architecture, interface definitions, and verification approaches.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to program data products and DRMs.

Skills

Requirements management

Spacecraft subsystems analysis

MBSE

ICD Management

Technical presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or related field

Master's degree or higher preferred

Tools

Python

MATLAB

STK

STOL

Job description

Draper in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Space Systems Engineer to join the Space and Mission Critical Systems group. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to design, develop, test, and support systems for manned spaceflight and lunar activities.

You will analyze customer needs, develop requirements and architectures, define interfaces, and create verification plans. You will communicate results to internal and external stakeholders and contribute to program data products.