1 day ago
Cambridge, MA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$82k - $245k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect, integrate, verify, and validate system-level simulations within aerospace project life cycles.
- Develop simulation concepts of operations, use cases, requirements, architectures, interfaces, facilities, infrastructure, and models.
- Write and automate simulation test plans and present test results to customers.
- Develop real-time hardware interfaces, integrate legacy software models, and develop new software models.
- Integrate 3D visualization tools and maintain an in-house real-time software framework.
- Lead or work independently with small multidisciplinary engineering teams and serve as a system modeling and simulation subject matter expert.
- Triage, debug, and resolve software and hardware integration issues.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or a related field; PhD preferred.
- 7–10 years of systems engineering or related experience.
- Professional software development experience in a multidisciplinary team setting.
- Significant experience with C/C++ and MATLAB/Simulink.
- Ability to quickly understand and integrate software APIs.
- Experience developing systems involving human factors, UI/UX, and usability tradeoffs.
- Knowledge of aerospace systems and related sciences.
- Preferred: proficiency in C/C++ development in Linux using Bash, GCC, GNU Make, and GDB.
- Preferred: experience with communications protocols, hardware drivers, GNC systems, 6DOF dynamics, customer test-result presentations, and engineering team leadership.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
Benefits
- Workplace flexibility and programs supporting work-life balance.
- Employee clubs, including photography and yoga.
- Health and finance workshops.
- Off-site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities.
- Full-time position located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
About Draper
Draper is an independent, nonprofit engineering R&D organization that designs and delivers complex systems for government, defense, space, and biomedical customers. It works as a prime contractor and subcontractor on programs spanning guidance and navigation (PNT), autonomous systems, human systems, and special programs, with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its business model centers on sponsored research and engineering services for U.S. government agencies, industry partners, and academia.