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

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.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• BS / MS or equivalent degree(s) in a technically relevant engineering field with 15 years of both direct “hands-on” work in advanced technologies and effective leadership, in both formal and informal roles.
• Technical domain expertise in maturing new sensor technologies and implementing them in the design for advanced first-of-a-kind systems.
• Critical thinking skills for framing, analyzing, and synthesizing complex problems, both qualitatively and quantitatively.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively with customers, engineers, managers, and other stakeholders of all relevant disciplines, both written and verbally.
• Flexibility to multi-task and adapt to evolving priorities and emergent circumstances within a program.
• Demonstrated skills in leadership, innovation, creativity, collaboration, and team building.
• Experience with conflict resolution, employee development, and mentoring.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Foundational experience in guidance, navigation, and control hardware and/or software technologies
• Technical leadership experience, serving as a Technical Director, Task Leader, or Principal Investigator in the development of new technologies and applications.
• Formal training in Systems Engineering best practices and methods.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM), with direct experience in cost and schedule management of tasks.
• Experience leading or contributing to technical and cost proposals.
• Interest and/or experience in technology and market trends.
• Existing US Government Security Clearance

Security Requirement:

• Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance.

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