Entry Level Systems Test Equipment Engineer

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The Strategic Systems Engineering Test Equipment and Data Architecture group at Draper is seeking a Systems Engineer with broad technical skills within multidisciplinary teams to develop and provide lifecycle management of complex electrical, mechanical and software-based test equipment, requirements development/management and data management and architecture.

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 working & coordinating responsibilities inside a multidisciplinary team

Tasking may include: Identification of customer needs, development of use cases, requirements analysis and flow-down, system concept/architecture development (including analysis of alternatives, test design, interface definition/control, verification/test planning, development of system engineering documentation, model development, vehicle and mission-level simulation development, performance assessment, documentation of analysis results, and presentation of results both internal and external stake-holders.

The individual should be a highly motivated self-starter with willingness to learn and participate in an exciting team environment. The opportunity to work as part of team developing state-of-the-art test equipment will enable significant growth opportunities for a motivated individual.

Applicants must have the following key qualifications:

• An B.S. degree in an engineering discipline (systems, mechanical, electrical, aerospace or computer engineering)
• Candidates should have demonstrated experience and sound knowledge in core technologies (aerospace, mechanical, electrical and/or software design) as well as practical systems engineering skills required to integrate core technical disciplines
• Experience in system modeling and dynamic simulation development
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to articulate complex technical ideas to a broad audience

Any of the following additional qualifications are desirable:

• Ability to translate customer needs or goals to requirements
• Experience with systems engineering and requirements development for defense systems applications
• In lab development or integration and testing experience
• Experience with systems modeling using SysML
• Experience with data architecture and analysis concepts and tools
• Experience in the design of integration hardware/software systems
• Experience with the development & deployment of production test equipment

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