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Draper is seeking a skilled, motivated, detail-oriented guidance and control engineer to support the design, development and analysis of advanced guidance and control algorithms as well as the development and testing of G&C models for missiles.  The design and analysis tasks call for a wide-ranging suite of G&C design and analysis techniques such as classical, optimal, robust and/or adaptive control methods; analytic and numerical controller analysis and verification tools; and model- & optimization-based techniques such dynamic inversion and pseudo-spectral methods for trajectory design.  Analysis tasks will include assessments of closed-loop system performance, development and verification of algorithms and algorithm requirements, and analysis of flight dynamics. The candidate should be familiar with the development and use of time domain as well as frequency domain analysis and linear covariance methods.   Responsibilities will include analyzing, developing, and testing GN&C algorithms, implementing algorithms in Simulink, writing simulation software in various languages, developing and executing simulations and other tools for analysis, writing algorithm descriptions and analysis reports and developing missile GN&C models and documentation, and gaining in-depth knowledge of applicable platforms and sensors.  

Draper’s Digital Design Team is seeking a motivated and experienced Principal Verification Engineer to tackle novel verification challenges in FPGAs and ASICs. In this role, you will apply modern verification strategies to complex digital and mixed-signal designs in the areas of embedded security, cryptography, signal and image processing, navigation and communications.   You will develop verification approaches, author and execute verification plans, and use formal analysis tools. While leading verification teams, you will define the test-bench architecture and verification approach. You will be responsible for developing methodologies and defining processes used by verification teams. You will also have the opportunity to lead multi-disciplinary teams and learn, grow and contribute to a variety of projects. Join us as we develop the next generation of digital and embedded hardware platforms.   Duties and Responsibilities - Develop verification and test plans - Develop UVM Agents for proprietary buses - Instantiate VIPs for industry standard buses - Work in both block-level/chip-level UVM testbench environment - Work with RTL designers to resolve simulation issues   - Implement cover groups according to design requirements - Work on code and functional coverage closures to achieve 100% - Perform code reviews and to mentor junior engineers in the group

Draper is hiring for senior and principal level electrical hardware design engineers with experience in design and development. In this position you will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams designing, developing, and verifying electronics for state-of-the-art sensors and actuators used in a wide array of applications. These projects are executed with a heavy emphasis on high performance, low size, weight, and power consumption. As a senior member in the Electronics Division, you will help shape hardware architectures and lead electronics development activities by applying sound engineering and project management principles. Candidates must be willing to work onsite in Cambridge, and must have an active security clearance.

Draper Laboratory is seeking talented and motivated individuals to tackle challenging engineering problems. As a Principal Digital ASIC Designer, you will be responsible for designing high-performance digital ASICs in advanced technologies. You will work in multi-disciplinary teams with opportunities to learn, grow and contribute to a variety of projects in this area while leading and mentoring junior engineers.    The successful candidate will contribute to ASIC and FPGA development including architecture, analysis, design, and specification of ASICs and IP blocks. Candidate must have experience using high level design, simulation and verification tools and be familiar with process flows supporting design and verification for digital ASIC / FPGA efforts.  Proficiency with ASIC and SoC design and development process flows is preferred. Preference will be given to candidates with an understanding of hardware security, signal or image processing, inertial instrument design, filter design and algorithm implementation in hardware.    Specific Responsibilities: - Requirements capture and derivation - Architecture definition and performance analysis - Integration of third-party IP - Design implementation using SystemVerilog, Verilog or VHDL - Familiarity with CDC, LEC and formal techniques - Leading design and architecture teams - Top-level chip integration  

The candidate will support Draper's responsibility to specify and develop highly reliable, real-time embedded avionics and safety critical systems in the Embedded System group. This group provides full spectrum embedded system solutions for first-of-a-kind nationally important missions. The candidate should have excellent knowledge and experience in real-time embedded software. Activities include the entire system and software life cycle from requirements definition, architecture design specification, implementation through integration & test as well as research support in specific areas. She/he will be expected to maintain state-of-the-art technical expertise in avionics and embedded software engineering specializing in redundant fault tolerant systems.   

We are seeking a talented principal engineer to join the digital design team at Draper. The successful candidate will contribute to FPGA development with an emphasis on architecture, design, simulation and test/support.  Candidate must have experience using high level design and simulation tools and be familiar with process flows supporting design and similution for digital FPGA efforts. Applicant should also be familiar with embedded software development for FPGA SoCs.  Preference will be given to candidates with an understanding of hardware security, signal or image processing, filter design and algorithm implementation in hardware. Direct experience with embedded FPGA design is required.   THIS IS A HYBRID ELIGIBLE POSITION.

Draper is actively seeking candidates to support current and future offensive cybersecurity projects across a variety of domains supporting the United States of America's national interest and advancing cutting edge research in the fields of Reverse Engineering and Vulnerability Research. Due to the nature of delivering mission-critical capabilities and developing novel applications, the ideal candidate should utilize an interdisciplinary approach to problems and leverage knowledge in other domains and fields. The position has the opportunity to contribute to numerous development efforts encompassing: reverse engineering, exploit development, red teaming, offensive cyber security projects, fuzzing, obfuscation, binary uplifting, and program analysis and synthesis. actively seeking candidates to support current and future offensive cybersecurity projects across a variety of domains supporting the United States of America's national interest and advancing cutting edge research in the fields of Reverse Engineering and Vulnerability Research. Due to the nature of delivering mission-critical capabilities and developing novel applications, the ideal candidate should utilize an interdisciplinary approach to problems and leverage knowledge in other domains and fields. The position has the opportunity to contribute to numerous development efforts encompassing: reverse engineering, exploit development, red teaming, offensive cyber security projects, fuzzing, obfuscation, binary uplifting, and program analysis and synthesis.  

  Responsibilities:     The Draper Program Finance organization is looking for an experienced Material Cost Estimator that will support all Draper business areas, including Strategic, Space, Biotechnology, and Electronic Systems. In this important role, the estimating analyst will closely collaborate with our internal business partners to provide detailed and accurate material estimate analyses utilized across all contract type proposals.   The successful candidate will have an analytical approach, customer focus, strong attention to detail, and will provide superior service to internal partners.   The responsibilities for this role include the following:   - Developing, analyzing, evaluating, coordinating, and preparing material cost estimates for cost proposals to US Government customers - Developing Bill of Materials (BOMs), selecting appropriate pricing methods (e.g., purchase order history, vendor quotes, etc.), and ensuring all quotes are recent - Supporting other cost estimating deliverables as needed, such as generating detailed cost volumes, financial analyses, and ad hoc support - Researching and analyzing historical data, and developing cost models to support proposal efforts and determine the of accuracy of functional material estimates - Assessing estimating techniques and historical cost actuals documentation - Consolidating cost estimates in pricing tool / ERP system - Supporting the internal proposal review and approval process, which includes developing presentations for senior leadership - As required, supporting requests for information (RFI), related audit requests, fact-finding, compliance, submission, updates / revisions, and negotiations

Responsibilities:   - Perform subcontract management functions in support of U.S. Government & Commercial Contracts - Solicit subcontractors, supporting various award types and take a lead role on fact finding, proposal analysis and risk assessment - Manage tactical and strategic aspects of subcontract relationship, which includes interface with technical and contract organizations, including the Program Office. - Issue modifications, solicit Engineering Change Proposals, issue Stop Work Orders - Be the focal point for subcontractor performance. This includes: RFP generation, Review adequacy of requirements flow-down, delivery, payment and all contractual terms; Purchase order Placement and maintenance; Subcontract performance monitoring and completion assessments - Ability to develop sound business cases and analyze large volumes of data - Communicate clearly, strong writing skills, be proactive in a very fast paced environment, flexible, innovative, work with speed and agility yet be thorough and drive tasks to completion  

We are looking for a highly qualified engineer in the area of real-time safety-critical embedded software development. The candidate will support Draper in the development of next-generation resilient and fault tolerant software solutions. The candidate should have experience in developing application-level and platform-level software with a focus on guaranteed-availability and performance in resource constrained systems. Prior experience in developing avionics systems is a must. The candidate will support Draper's efforts in the development of mission-critical embedded system software for various industries.   The candidates activities will include full lifecycle software engineering, including requirements analysis, architectural & functional design, implementation, test, and integration of embedded software systems. The candidate should be familiar with developing in an agile environment with a test as you go attitude. He/she must be able to work closely with senior & junior hardware and software engineers as part of an integrated team.  

Draper is seeking a senior-level technical professional to be Guidance System Software Technical Lead for the Trident Life Extension 2 (LE2) Guidance System.  The Guidance System Software Technical Lead will oversee execution of development, integration, test, and release of all mission-critical software for the program including the embedded flight software and the deployed test and support software. The software area will be managed by this lead and a dedicated Program Manager.  The lead would have 4+ direct reports.  The overall software effort is expected to grow from its current size of 15 FTE to approximately 75 FTE over the next 5 years.   Roles and Responsibilities:   - Leading the development of multiple software configuration items including secure boot, operating system, flight software applications, and system test applications - Ensuring the LE2 Software team consistently meets all technical requirements and milestones, delivering highly-reliable mission-critical software to satisfy program needs - Establishing modern and effective software development processes (e.g., digital engineering, DevSecOps, simulation-based software verification and validation) for use across the LE2 Program - Ensuring compliance to Draper-internal policies, Trident program requirements, and quality management best practices - Providing technical leadership and decision making for the LE2 software team during interaction and collaboration across the LE2 program technical areas - Working with the Program Manager for LE2 Guidance System Software to establish the overall development plan and schedule for LE2 Software    

This position will be located in Draper Cambridge, MA office.  The candidate will be responsible for analyzing and designing control algorithms and flight software for atmospheric vehicles and other systems.  Autonomous vehicle control designs will be required employing nonlinear dynamic inversion, observer-based inferred air data covering subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic portions of the flight envelope.  Analysis will include assessment of closed loop performance, verification of algorithms and algorithm requirements, and analysis of flight dynamics and trajectory dispersions.  The candidate will use time domain simulations, covariance-based methods, and Monte Carlo dispersed analysis to assess and tune system performance and to document analysis results. 

The Inspector B will perform the following responsibilities:    - Performs inspections on a variety of materials, components, assemblies, and/or systems.  Types of inspections include visual, workmanship, dimensional, and electrical. - Must be able to use and interpret engineering drawings, sketches, and work to inspection procedures.  Must be able to follow and execute to verbal and written instructions. - Documents work results and generates inspection reports.  Must be knowledgeable in Microsoft applications such as Word and Excel. - Complies with safety and security rules and observes good housekeeping practices. - Accomplishes assignments with minimum direct supervision. Typical equipment used include: - For Mechanical Inspection-Microscopes. micrometers, gage blocks, pin gauges, comparators, surface plates, height gages, rotary tables, coordinate measuring machines, and roundness and surface analysis equipment. - For Electrical Inspection-Oscilloscopes, Capacitance/impedance bridges, power supplies, and microscopes.  

The Strategic Systems Program office is seeking a Senior Software Program Manager.  This program develops, tests, and delivers the world’s most accurate and reliable guidance, navigation & control (GN&C) systems to enable credible, survivable, and resilient port-to-target solutions to support the US Navy.  The program manager will be responsible for the development and implementation of the program plans, schedules, and budget for the Strategic Systems Software area, as well as monitoring program performance and execution to those plans, including identifying and addressing risks and issues as needed.   The Software Program Manager will report to the Associate Director of Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT).   - Developing, implementing, and executing a strategy for the Software program area within Strategic Systems focused on the design and development of the D5LE2 guidance system. - Establishing D5LE2 program wide software development processes, policies, and procedures - Leading the development of multiples levels of software items including boot, operating system, flight software applications, and system test applications - Working closely with the Guidance Avionics and System Integration teams in the integration of the flight software into the flight avionics - Interfacing directly with US Navy customer, external program stakeholders, and internal stakeholders to support program alignment and execution. - Communicating clear program objectives and goals across program areas and help ensure alignment with overall strategy and priorities. - Developing detailed program plan for program area with clear timelines and milestones that is integrated with overall program plan and schedule. - Driving program monitoring and control processes by developing and using appropriate data and metrics to measure program performance and facilitating the tracking of program status within area of responsibility. - Ensuring compliance to internal policies, Trident program requirements, and quality management best practices. - Fostering collaboration and teamwork among program stakeholders. - Supporting weekly and monthly program reviews to status execution within program area. - Developing and building team within program area by providing coaching, mentoring, and training as needed.

As part of the Systems Concepts and Design Division, the primary focus of the Nav Aids and Advanced Sensor Technology Group is to engineer and synthesize Draper's advanced discriminating sensor technologies into new platform solutions that enable warfighters to successfully execute their missions by enhancing resilience, precision, and reliability.  Programs supported by this group are focused on precision strike, terminal engagement, landing systems, autonomy, performance in contested environments, surveillance, and reconnaissance. The Group accomplishes their innovative work through the application of celestial object sighting technology, GPS/RF, atomic sensors, vision-aided navigation sensors, terminal sensors, ultraprecision timing and communications.   The Group Leader is responsible for leading and managing a group of approximately 10 - 15 engineers who have technical and domain expertise related to the group’s focus areas and can provide the highest level of support to our customers. The continual advancement of Draper’s expertise in developing and maturing the most advanced technologies for navigation sensors is a key focus of this Group Leader.  To that end, the Group Leader is expected to: - Ensure the long-term success of the group, and its contributions to Draper, by shaping the group’s talented workforce, while maintaining and developing key, differentiating capabilities that align with customer and business needs. - Collaborate regularly with internal group members, Draper Program Offices, Customers/Sponsors, other Draper engineering groups, and the external technical community. - Partner with Customers/Sponsors, Draper Program Managers and subject matter experts within Draper to develop and implement strategic plans and technology roadmaps. - Promote and direct internal and external R&D activities, including development and alignment of research proposals with technology roadmaps, collaborations with universities and direction of scholar, coop, and internships cohorts. - Support and enable the technical and career growth of individual staff members by performing check-in reviews and annual performance reviews, as well as advocating for leadership, mentorship, and training opportunities.

Draper is actively seeking candidates to support current and future cybersecurity,machine learning, and cyber tool development projects across a variety of domains supporting the United States of America's national interest. You’ll design, implement, apply, and operationalize machine learning solutions for complex tasks on large data sets, including extracting insights from multiple disparate data sources and types, such as cyber, language, and vision. You’ll perform research in machine learning, including adversarial machine learning, algorithmic fairness, and model interpretability. You will be working on multi-disciplinary teams using a wide array of technologies and skills such as embedded systems, microelectronics, threat intelligence, fuzzing, binary analysis, and network operations.   

Draper Laboratory is looking for skilled microelectronic and conventional electronics assemblers.  Draper offers an excellent compensation and benefits package for experienced assemblers. Job Requirements: - Perform highly skilled SMT or microelectronics assembly work under limited supervision of senior technical personnel (exempt and nonexempt) - Is capable of extremely complex hand soldering or assembly tasks requiring high degrees of manual dexterity and attention to detail - With limited supervision but adequate training, may operate, clean, maintain, and/or calibrate SMT and/or microelectronics assembly equipment requiring highly skilled and specialized knowledge - With adequate training and limited supervision, performs work of an essentially repetitive nature requiring highly specialized skills for production of Draper’s most complex deliverable hardware. Such work requires highly evolved production skills.  - With limited or no supervision, carefully documents their own work consistent with work unit policy in handwritten form or using common computer-based software such as MS Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, etc. - Executes scientific experiments, tests, or process development initiatives with complex laboratory equipment independently or in collaboration with senior technical personnel (exempt and nonexempt). - Supports the execution of acceptance procedures under the limited supervision of senior technical personnel (exempt and non-exempt). May help to develop these procedures. - At the discretion of the supervisor, performs focused training to grow and enhance skills for betterment of the department or the Laboratory as a whole. - As needed, mentor, train or supervise peer technicians. - Other temporary assignments at the discretion of the supervisor. Draper employees are trained to J-STD-001, IPC-WHMA-A-620 and IPC-7711/7721.  Previous experience with these standards or a current certification is valued.  Experienced hand soldering professionals are needed.

Draper’s Digital Design Team is seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Verification Engineer to tackle novel verification challenges in FPGAs and ASICs. In this role, you will apply modern verification strategies to complex digital and mixed-signal designs in the areas of embedded security, cryptography, signal and image processing, navigation and communications.   You will develop verification approaches, author and execute verification plans, and use formal analysis tools. You will work in multi-disciplinary teams with opportunities to learn, grow and contribute to a variety of projects. Join us as we develop the next generation of digital and embedded hardware platforms.   Duties and Responsibilities: - Develop verification and test plans - Develop UVM Agents for proprietary buses   - Instantiate VIPs for industry standard buses - Work in both block-level/chip-level UVM testbench environment - Work with RTL designers to resolve simulation issues    - Implement cover groups according to design requirements - Work on code and functional coverage closures to achieve 100% - Perform code reviews and to mentor junior engineers in the group

Draper Laboratory is seeking talented and motivated individuals to tackle challenging engineering problems in communications. As a Communications engineer, you will be responsible to apply your expertise developing and evaluating novel communication technologies. You will develop and implement special communication systems to enable new capabilities for a wide diversity of applications. You will work in a fast paced environment, collaborating in multi-disciplinary teams with opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute to a variety of projects in this area.   Applicants will assist or lead in the design, development, modeling & simulation, implementation, and evaluation of communication systems and waveform design. They should have experience in either PHY layer topics, waveform design, or channel modeling for demanding applications and various environments.   Specific Responsibilities: - Developing and implementing signal processing algorithms for comms systems - Modeling and simulating components of a communication system - Designing waveforms to meet specific requirements for a given application - Performing laboratory experiments and evaluating fieldable prototypes of comms systems

As a signal processing and communications engineer you will be responsible for conceiving unique solutions for enhancing communication systems working under difficult channel conditions. You will work as the technical lead developing special communications capabilities for a wide diversity of applications and support strategic business development. You will work in a fast paced environment, collaborating in multidisciplinary teams, with opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute to a variety of projects.   Applicants should possess solid skills designing signal processing algorithms for software defined radio platforms. They should be able to perform analysis and modeling of communication signals and understand the tradeoffs when designing an optimized algorithm.   Specific Responsibilities: - Lead the design and development of DSP algorithms for communication systems - Work in close collaboration with multidisciplinary team to develop software defined radio solutions - Research novel solutions to challenging communication systems - Support business development, write proposals, white papers, and technical documents - Deliver technical presentations to internal and external customers - Mentor junior colleagues and support new technology development   This role can be based in either Cambridge, MA or Reston, VA.