Sr. Electronics 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 Strategic Systems Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) Electronics Integration & Test group at Draper is seeking a Hardware Engineer with broad technical skills to work within multidisciplinary teams to conceptualize, develop, analyze, and/or assess robust GN&C electronics solutions for a wide variety of applications, including defense systems.

A successful candidate will be:

• Highly motivated to support the delivery of technology solutions that are of strategic importance to the nation
• Dedicated to developing the in-depth mission and technology domain expertise that enable realization of such solutions for complex systems
• Capable of planning and executing individual tasks on a multidisciplinary team, as well as leading small teams as necessary

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:   

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (MS preferred)
• Five to Seven years of experience in electronics development and test.

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Experience in the design, manufacturing, and testing of cables, electromechanical assemblies, and circuit boards
• Experience with standard test and measurement hardware (power supplies, meters, etc.), integration and test of HW and SW elements and electronics-based components and subassemblies (breadboard HW, test equipment, etc.)
• Familiarity with commercial test instrumentation including data acquisition modules, PCI/PXI instrumentation, real-time embedded controllers and communication devices, MATLAB, LabVIEW, diagnostics and test and documenting related activities (plans, procedures, configuration, and test results) is desired. 
• Proficiency in LabVIEW, Excel, MATLAB, Simulink, SPICE, or other similar tools is a plus.
• Experience working in a lab environment is desirable
• Self-motivated and capable of working at a high technical level with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a group environment
• Ability to manage a small team of test engineers to support debug of production and deployed hardware issues for DoD and government applications.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Security Requirement:   

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

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