Senior Integration and Test Engineer

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.

Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. 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. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you, apply now www.draper.com/careers.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Draper is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.   We understand the value of diversity 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, gender identity, 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 hr@draper.com.

Responsibilities

The Integration and Test Division is seeking a systems-level Integration and Test Engineer. Specific responsibilities include the following:

• Collaborate with front-end Systems Engineers and customers to:
  • Define and capture accurate, clear, and verifiable requirements
  • Assign appropriate verification methods
  • Establish requirement traceability to test plans and procedures
  • Identify high-risk requirements and scope risk reduction activities
  • Scope requirements for downstream I&T execution including technical skills, personnel, training, facilities, test infrastructure, and security considerations
  • Contribute to system concepts and architectures that promote design-for-test capabilities
• Collaborate with hardware and software design teams to:
• Anchor analytical models with empirical test data
• Ensure requirement compliance
• Establish design-for-test capabilities
• Guide detailed designs by incorporating reliability and robustness techniques that design-out failure mechanisms caused by corner cases and environmental factors
• Leverage multi-disciplinary System Integration and Test expertise to:
• Develop high-level test and test infrastructure concepts
• Define test plans and detailed test procedures (functional, performance, acceptance, qualification)
• Execute test programs (dry runs, Test Readiness Reviews, formal execution, data processing & analysis, test data reporting)
• Serve as system integrators and execute system validation activities

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum MS degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Robotics, or Optical Engineering, or similar such as Applied Physics along with 3 years of relevant experience or a relevant BS degree with 7 years of relevant work experience
• Experience with the following: sensors, microelectronics, autonomous systems, system security engineering, mixed-signal electronics, software testing, embedded firmware
• Experience designing, documenting, and executing Development Tests, Acceptance Tests (ATP), Design Verification Tests (DVT), and Qualification Tests on embedded electro-mechanical systems
• Experience integrating hardware and software components of complex systems
• Experience working with commercial electronic test equipment (DMMs, oscilloscopes, power supplies, function generators, etc.)
• Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with cross-functional teams of engineers, management, and external stakeholders across all relevant disciplines
• Flexibility to multi-task and adapt to changing priorities and technologies

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Experience with any of the following tests: Electrical Overstress (EOS), Environmental Stress Screening (ESS), Accelerated Life Test (ALT), burn-in, latch-up, workmanship, ESD susceptibility, vibration, shock, pressure, temperature, and relative humidity
• Experience interfacing with, operating, and troubleshooting environmental test equipment (rate tables, shakers, impact testers, thermal, humidity, and pressure chambers)
• Experience automating and optimizing test infrastructure and processes
• Familiarity with DOORS, LabView, MATLAB, C , Git, Linux, and/or Python

Security Requirement:   

• Applicants must hold a government security clearance. 

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