Draper is seeking a highly-qualified engineer in navigation and sensor fusion. Relevant experience with sensor systems including electro-optical or infrared cameras, star cameras, radar, GPS, or signals of opportunity navigation is desirable. Hands-on experience in project execution and in designing, developing, and validating real-time algorithms and software is preferred. The engineer in this position will also be expected to provide technical support for internal and external research and development proposals, while staying abreast of the state of the art in navigation, target tracking, and sensor fusion.
The Tailored Systems Business Area within Electronics Program Office directorate delivers first-of-a-kind field-ready technical solutions in support of National Security missions. The Draper team is chartered with supporting the Nation’s most challenging problems by 1) providing an iterative and agile approach to innovative and creative technical solutions within compressed timelines and 2) driving leading edge technology development efforts to support future mission needs. This role will support a large multi-functional team as part of a long-standing contract with history of immense success.
This role will be responsible for assisting the Portfolio Lead in the management and oversight of a high-priority technical portfolio. Additionally, this PM will be expected to lead projects by driving execution, innovation, and providing project oversight that ensures Sponsor satisfaction, on-time delivery of program product and contractual deliverables. The PM will contribute to strengthening, and growing customer relationships and supporting capture activities including leading proposal efforts as required.
Position will report directly to Program Portfolio lead
Duties include both Portfolio Management and Program Management
Portfolio management and oversight
- Assist Portfolio lead in overseeing major USG contract to include scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, business growth, etc.
- Lead Customer engagements as required
- Oversee the program’s facility operations and help guide plans
- Generate portfolio work product in support of routine technical briefings
- Engagement with Draper executive leadership team
- Manage project and resource prioritization within portfolio
- Ensure collaboration, coordination, and alignment amongst projects captured within Portfolio
- Work with respective PM’s to ensure high-quality project management for each project within the portfolio
- Strategy planning and execution
- Support for ensuring operations through constant and continuous evaluation of processes and procedures
Program manager
- Lead project execution to include driving requirements, on-time delivery and budget management for complex, multi-disciplinary projects
- Lead business development efforts, to include proposals, white papers, RFIs complete with work statements, schedules, budgets, and technical content
- Evaluation of technical and business risks and identification/development of sound risk mitigation strategies
- Resource management, maintain staffing plan and coordinate with engineering to fulfill needs
- Assist business development (innovation, novel solutions, etc.), to include white papers and proposals, as required
- Support strategic planning to expand and grow business area
The Tailored Systems Business Area within Electronics Program Office directorate delivers first-of-a-kind field-ready technical solutions in support of National Security missions. The Draper team is chartered with supporting the Nation’s most challenging problems by 1) providing an iterative and agile approach to innovative and creative technical solutions within compressed timelines and 2) driving leading edge technology development efforts to support future mission needs. This role will support a large multi-functional team as part of a long-standing contract with history of immense success.
We are seeking an experienced Program Manager (PM) who excels in fast-paced, dynamic work environments to deliver advanced technical solutions for USG customers. This PM will be expected to drive execution, innovation, and provide oversight that ensures Sponsor satisfaction, on-time completion of contractual deliverables. The PM will also manage, strengthen, and grow customer relationships in addition to supporting capture activities to include leading proposal efforts.
- Lead project execution to include overseeing a team of diverse skillsets, driving requirements, on-time delivery, and budget management
- Evaluation of technical and business risks and identification/development of sound risk mitigation strategies
- Resource management, maintain staffing plan and coordinate with engineering to fulfill needs
- Close and continuing communications and interactions direct with USG customer(s)
- Lead business development efforts, to include proposals, white papers, RFIs complete with work statements, schedules, budgets, and technical content
- Work closely with technical team to ensure deep understanding of technical progress, assessment of issues/risks to better enable clear communication to Customer
- Participate in team meetings, generate action items and follow up with team members
- Produce comprehensive and clear work products (spreadsheets, graphs and PowerPoint presentations) for meetings and management reports.
- Use technical background to identify and qualify Draper’s capabilities for multi-use, cross-applicability
- Coordinate with enabling functions teams (Contracts, Security, Configuration Management, Billing and Invoicing)
In this position you will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams designing, developing, and verifying power and analog electronics for use in a wide array of applications. These applications include miniature power conversion and management circuitry, radiation hardened designs, novel battery management circuitry, small motor controllers, switched-mode power conversion and precision feedback systems. As a member of the Analog, & Power Electronics Group you will help shape power system and analog hardware architectures and lead electronics development activities by applying sound engineering and project management principles.
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.
The candidate will contribute to Draper's efforts in the design, development, test, analysis, verification, and validation of embedded system software for mission assured systems. Activities will include contributing to the entire software life cycle from conceptualization and requirements analysis through final software verification and validation. Corresponding engineering documentation of the architecture, design, test plans, and analyses will also be required for all phases of the programs. The individual will be expected to maintain state-of-the-art technical expertise in tools, techniques, and methods used in the development, maintenance, and certification of mission critical and embedded software systems, with emphasis on their application to guidance, navigation, and control systems. The individual should have the ability to also function autonomously with little direction, and/or guidance from the manager.
The candidate will contribute to Draper's efforts in the design, development, test, analysis, verification, and validation of embedded system software for mission assured systems. Activities will include contributing to the entire software life cycle from conceptualization and requirements analysis through final software verification and validation. Corresponding engineering documentation of the architecture, design, test plans, and analyses will also be required for all phases of the programs. The individual will be expected to maintain state-of-the-art technical expertise in tools, techniques, and methods used in the development, maintenance, and certification of mission critical and embedded software systems, with emphasis on their application to guidance, navigation, and control systems.
Draper is seeking an entry-level Integration and Test Engineer who will excel in a multidisciplinary team environment to deliver bold technology solutions for the Nation’s most difficult security challenges. Responsibilities include the design, planning, and execution of tests, as well as developing appropriate requirements, test methodologies, test equipment, and data analysis tools.
The candidate may be required to support other program areas and roles within Draper and can expect to be pushed beyond his/her “comfort zone”.
Key job elements include problem identification and resolution, planning and execution of tests across the many Draper development programs in progress.
Test equipment you will encounter include: shaker tables for vibration and shock, centrifuges, rate tables, anechoic chambers, and thermal vacuum chambers. Tests may also be conducted at remote sites, on airborne platforms, and on ships.
Job Summary:
The Security Analyst/ AP3 is an experienced security professional who performs the duties as the primary Contractor Program Security Officer (CPSO) and/or primary Contractor Special Security Officer (CSSO). The CPSO/CSSO works closely with Government Security offices to ensure all security obligations are met. This role performs all aspects of on-site execution of program security requirements for assigned SAP/SCI program(s) to ensure compliance with regulatory guidance. This role is responsible for developing, implementing, interpreting, and applying existing various U.S. Government regulations, ex. Intelligence Community Directives (ICD), DoD Manual 5205.07, DoD Manual 5105.21-M-1, the CFR 32 Part 117 (NISPOM Rule). In addition, the Security Analyst will monitor classified information systems and controlled areas, track personnel security processing, conduct periodic self-inspections, oversee the implementation/completion of corrective action plans, and thoroughly investigate and document security violations/adverse information reports. The candidate must be a United States citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret eligibility and be willing to undergo a polygraph examination, as required.
Responsibilities:
The Security Analyst/AP3 (CPSO/CSSO) will:
- Provide oversight to ensure compliance of security requirements and to maintain compliant security posture of assigned programs and areas. Provides security guidance and is responsible for answering security related questions.
- Implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Program Protection Plan (PPP) and Fixed Facility Checklists (FFC) that assures compliance with government regulatory manuals.
- Interacts with multiple levels of Draper management and technical staff to convey information related to program indoctrination briefings and debriefings.
- Conducts administrative inquiries of security incidents and non-compliance.
- Maintains knowledge and understanding of security community policy changes, communicate pertinent changes.
- Support Business Development by providing security requirements and the estimation of security support for proposals.
- Keep laboratory Directors apprised of security changes in government security requirements and procedures.
- Must use sound judgment and good business practices, while maintaining good working relationships with internal and external customers.
- Execute ongoing program-specific security education and training program structured to meet the needs of briefed program personnel.
- Execute the security self-inspection program as well as the actions to correct deficiencies and improve the overall security posture across each program area.
- Maintain positive working relationships with external and internal customers.
- Executes the Construction Security Plan (CSP) for the construction and/or modification of work areas IAW the government’s physical security specifications.
- Maintains compliance by coordinating with company facilities staff and contractors to ensure the maintenance, repair, and testing of access control and alarm systems.
- Maintains required security databases.
- Responds to after-hours alarms and emergency conditions.
- Performs courier duties and other security related travel in the local area and in the U.S. as needed or required.
- Responsible for classified material accountability and control.
- If required maintain COMSEC accountability for special access programs to include encryption devices, secure telephones (STE), and classified communication networks.
- May provide indirect supervision and training of less experienced security staff members.
In this position you will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams designing, developing, and verifying analog and power electronics for use in a wide array of applications. These applications include miniature power conversion and management circuitry, radiation hardened designs, novel battery management circuitry, small motor controllers, switched-mode power conversion, precision feedback systems and electronics for state-of-the-art sensors and actuators. As a principal member of the Analog, & Power Electronics Group you will help shape power system and analog hardware architectures and lead electronics development activities by applying sound engineering and project management principles.
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.
This position can be remote but preference is given to candidates near a Draper facility.
We are seeking an enthusiastic Embedded Electronics Design Engineer for the Embedded Electronics Group within the Hardware Directorate. Employees in the embedded electronics group tend to focus on electronic hardware design, but also have enough understanding of software and firmware in order to develop simple test code and proper hardware interfaces. Design projects typically last 12 to 18 months. You may be working on space-based systems, missile programs, or miniature electronic systems. Strong fundamentals and a desire to learn are critical in this position. Over time, you will develop your skills towards designing PCBs and electronics using state-of-the-art FPGAs and microprocessors, high-speed serial interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet), and high-speed memory (DDR3, 4), and precision analog signal conditioning circuitry.
Core Responsibilities
- Electrical System architecture design and generation of detailed documentation
- Detailed electrical analysis, design and schematic capture
- Manage PCB layout design resources
- Hardware prototype bring up and debugging
- Functional verification
- Performance characterization
We are seeking a hard-working and well-rounded Senior Hardware Design Engineer for the Embedded Electronics Group. This is an electrical design engineering position that requires the ability to apply sound engineering and project management principles for the leadership and execution of sophisticated board design projects within the Electronics Division.
The ideal candidate is someone who works well in multi-functional teams and has recent experience crafting sophisticated systems using innovative commercial off-the-shelf FGPAs, processors, or systems on a chip (SOCs). It is encouraged that this engineer can start fast on sophisticated PCB designs with limited oversight and learning curve.
Core Responsibilities
- System architecture design and detailed documentation
- Detailed electrical analysis, design and schematic capture
- Lead PCB layout design resources
- Prototype bring up and debugging
- Functional verification
- Performance characterization
In this position you will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams designing, developing, and verifying high reliability digital electronics for use in a wide array of applications. These applications include processor boards, FPGA and SOC boards, memory applications including DDR and high speed I/O. As a principal member of the Harsh Environments Electronics Group you will help shape digital hardware architectures and lead electronics development activities by applying sound engineering and project management principles. Candidate must be self-motivated and capable of working at a high technical level with minimal supervision.
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 of the Instrumentation, Analog, & Power Electronics Group you will help shape hardware architectures and lead electronics development activities by applying sound engineering and project management principles.
In this position you will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams designing, developing, and verifying high reliability digital electronics for use in a wide array of applications. These applications include processor boards, FPGA and SOC boards, memory applications including DDR and high speed I/O. As a senior member of the Harsh Environments Electronics Group you will help shape digital hardware architectures and lead electronics development activities by applying sound engineering and project management principles.
We are seeking an enthusiastic well rounded Senior Mixed Signal Electrical Engineer for the Low Power Electronics Group. This is an electrical design engineering position that requires the ability to apply sound engineering and project management principles for the leadership and execution of sensor/actuator development projects within the Electronics Division.
The ideal candidate is someone who works well in cross-functional teams and has systems engineering and/or integration background in electronics with experience designing complex sensors/actuators and wireless systems with low size, weight, and power requirements.
- System architecture design
- Analog and digital hardware design, development, and testing
- Schematic capture, simulation, and PCB layout
- Collaboration with software, RF, and other hardware engineers
We are seeking an enthusiastic well rounded Senior Mixed Signal Electrical Engineer for the Low Power Electronics Group. This is an electrical design engineering position that requires the ability to apply sound engineering and project management principles for the leadership and execution of sensor/actuator development projects within the Electronics Division.
The ideal candidate is someone who works well in cross-functional teams and has systems engineering and/or integration background in electronics with experience designing complex sensors/actuators and wireless systems with low size, weight, and power requirements.
- System architecture design
- Analog and digital hardware design, development, and testing
- Schematic capture, simulation, and PCB layout
- Collaboration with software, RF, and other hardware engineers
We are seeking an enthusiastic well rounded Senior Mixed Signal Electrical Engineer for the Low Power Electronics Group. This is an electrical design engineering position that requires the ability to apply sound engineering and project management principles for the leadership and execution of sensor/actuator development projects within the Electronics Division.
The ideal candidate is someone who works well in cross-functional teams and has systems engineering and/or integration background in electronics with experience designing complex sensors/actuators and wireless systems with low size, weight, and power requirements.
- System architecture design
- Analog and digital hardware design, development, and testing
- Schematic capture, simulation, and PCB layout
- Collaboration with software, RF, and other hardware engineers
Would you like to make a difference while enjoying great benefits and a flexible work environment? Our team is looking for a government contracts professional to support our Electronic Systems business area. The full time, Senior Contracts Analyst provides cradle to grave contract management of a portfolio of U.S. Government prime and subcontracts with various customers. The role provides the opportunity to support proposal development and to administer contracts throughout the contract lifecycle while ensuring adherence to internal policy and compliance with regulations. The successful candidate will be a key member of the contract administration team, who is compliance oriented, experienced in the identification and mitigation of risk, adept at relationship building and highly organized. This is a hybrid position requiring in office support 2 to 3 days/week.
Specific Responsibilities include:
- Proposal support including Solicitation review, active participation in gate reviews, basis of estimate (BOE) development and authoring of proposal conditions and assumptions
- Proposal submission and negotiation including compliance with Truthful Cost or Pricing requirements
- Contract review, redlining and negotiation
- Ability to serve as primary point of contact on large research to production and/or production contracts
- Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external customers regarding contract matters
- Maintain contract files in accordance with internal guidelines
- Support and collaborate with internal stakeholders to proactively anticipate business needs and develop sound recommendations for compliant solutions
- Ability and willingness to mentor junior Contracts Administrators
- Support other special projects and/or represent the department on cross-functional teams, as assigned.
