System Requirements Engineer

Draper; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace flexibility

Employee clubs: photography to yoga

Health and finance workshops

Off site social events

Discounts to local museums

Job summary

Draper in Cambridge, MA seeks a System Requirements Engineer 1 to define, analyze, and verify system and subsystem requirements within MBSE/digital engineering frameworks.

Responsibilities include mission need elucidation, use case/CONOPS development, requirement tree flow-down, and verification planning with cross‑functional teams. 0–3 years’ experience and a US government security clearance requirement are noted.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or related field; master’s preferred.
• 0-3 years experience in systems engineering with emphasis in requirements engineering.
• Familiarity with MBSE and/or digital engineering tools.

Responsibilities

• Participate in requirements assessments and analyses.
• Assist in strategic technical planning, project management, and interface design.
• Conduct requirements engineering, scheduling, reliability, and maintainability analyses.
• Translate mission and customer needs into system requirements and solutions.
• Develop and maintain requirement trees and flow-down.
• Support verification, testing strategy, and documentation.

Skills

System requirements engineering

MBSE / digital engineering

Verbal and written communication

Modeling / simulation

SysML / DOORs

Requirements analysis and verification

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's in engineering/physics/mathematics

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 System Requirements Engineer 1 is responsible for the definition, analysis, and verification of a system and subsystem requirements to shape the overall system design. The role entails application of systems engineering methods within a model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and/or digital engineering framework. Responsibilities include the elucidation of mission needs, definition of use cases/CONOPS, functional system modeling, requirement tree development and flow-down, analysis-based requirement trades/balancing, simulation-based performance trades/analysis, simulation-based requirements verification, test strategy development, test design, and requirements management through product life‑cycle.

Job Description

The System Requirements Engineer 1 is responsible for the definition, analysis, and verification of a system and subsystem requirements to shape the overall system design. The role entails application of systems engineering methods within a model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and/or digital engineering framework. Responsibilities include the elucidation of mission needs, definition of use cases/CONOPS, functional system modeling, requirement tree development and flow-down, analysis-based requirement trades/balancing, simulation-based performance trades/analysis, simulation-based requirements verification, test strategy development, test design, and requirements management through product life‑cycle.

Duties/Responsibilities

• 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.
• Assist in the 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.
• Independently execute system engineering lifecycle assignments under the oversight of program leadership.
• Provide content for technical reports and presentations with appropriate guidance.
• Adapt appropriately to changes in program priorities and requirements.
• Identify challenges associated with assigned work and communicate them to project leadership.

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

0-3 years experience in systems engineering with emphasis in requirements engineering.

Additional Job Description

Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance.

Job Location - City

Cambridge

Job Location - State

Massachusetts

Job Location - Postal Code

02139-3563

The US base salary range for this full-time position is

$62,500.00 - $140,000.00

• workplace flexibility
• employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga
• health and finance workshops
• off site social events
• 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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact [e-mail].