Senior System Requirements & Concepts Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Employee clubs

Off-site events

Museum discounts

Job summary

Draper in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a System Requirements & Concepts Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team developing system concepts, architecture, and MBSE-based requirements for defense, space, and autonomous platforms.

You will lead requirements through concepts to deployment, utilize digital engineering tools, coordinate with customers and cross-functional partners, and mentor junior engineers while advancing critical mission capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or related field.
• 5–10 years experience in systems engineering with emphasis in requirements engineering.
• Familiarity with MBSE and digital engineering tools; knowledge of interface standards.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, schedule and participate in requirements assessments.
• Assist in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design.
• Conduct requirements engineering, scheduling, reliability, development and evaluation, maintainability and analysis for training.
• Translate mission and customer requirements into system requirements and solutions.
• Lead small teams and mentor engineers; drive mitigation of technical risks.

Skills

System-level thinking

Communication skills

Systems engineering process

MBSE / DE tools

Modeling / Simulation

SysML / DOORs

Security clearance

GN&C knowledge

Education

Bachelor's in engineering/physics/maths

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SysML

DOORs

Job description

Overview: Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

Job Description Summary:

The Transition to Production and Deployment group at Draper is seeking a System Requirements & Concepts Engineer to work within multidisciplinary teams to develop system concepts, system test concepts, requirements & architecture for in mission domains such as: strategic defense systems, hypersonic and space systems, precision guided munitions, and autonomous air/sea vehicles.

• System Requirements & Concepts Engineer will lead design concepts through the use of novel engineering approaches to drive new system development, upgrades and enhancements to future and deployed systems.
• Employ novel digital engineering techniques to develop and manage system requirements in a digital ecosystem of system requirements and design artifacts
• Employ Model Based Systems Engineering approaches to lead systems development from concept, identification of mission and user needs, generation of use cases, system architecture and requirements.
• Support concept development through the system lifecycle with a focus on developing architecture, simulation and HWIL, and environmental test platforms for proof of concept, design development and prototyping with a path to system production and deployment.
• Key job elements include the ability to engage with customers, cross functional teams and external partners to development and manage requirements and interface designs for; highly accurate strategic sensors, inertial navigation systems, fault tolerant computing, enhanced ground testing, integration and test environments, engineering qualification, factory acceptance test and deploy system surveillance and upgrades.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Coordinate, schedule and participate in the requirements assessments.
• Assists in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design.
• Conducts requirements engineering, scheduling, reliability, development, and evaluation, maintainability and analysis for training.
• Supports the analyses and allocation of requirements.
• Assists in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions.
• Lead assessment effort in conducting both formal and informal evaluations and analysis.
• Analyze assessment results and make improvement/change recommendations.
• Ensure assessment results and recommendations can be incorporated into the requirements documentation.
• 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
• Lead small teams. Seeks to align team towards program goals and builds trust within the team.
• 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.
• Actively mentor less experienced engineers and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback.

Skills/Abilities

• Highly-organized, capable of approaching problems with a system-level perspective
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Practical experience with the systems engineering process
• Familiarity with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and/or digital engineering (DE) tools/methods
• Roles may require proficiency with modeling/simulation, computer coding languages, SysML, STPA, DOORs, and/or other engineering analysis tools
• Knowledge of GN&C, avionics architectures, fault tolerance, cyber/security, comms/encryption, or other technologies may be required as defined in the summary.

Education

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or related field. Masters degree preferred.

Experience

5-10 years experience in systems engineering with emphasis in requirements engineering.

Desired Skills & Abilities:

Requirements and Design Compliance Requirements Verification Traceability, System/Product Compliance Plans and Reporting System Verification Development, Management and Execution Interface Development and Management Familiarity with interface standards and interface coordination documentation: e.g. OSI Framework, DoDAF, SysML, Deterministic Commination Interface Coordination documentation, Development Management of Interface Signal and Message database or interface products Security Requirement: Existing DoD security clearance is required Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance.

Job Location

City: Cambridge

State: Massachusetts

Postal Code: 02139-3563

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $82,300.00 - $220,000.00

Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities.

Draper is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We understand the value of inclusivity and its impact on a high-performance culture.

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