Overview

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 1,800 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 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.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• M.S. or B.S. degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent with 5 years of professional experience in a related field
• Excellent computer and analytical skills with understanding of full-lifecycle software development
• Experience with Linux, C/C and Matlab/Simulink
• Experience with UML/SysML tools
• Experience with static analysis
• Experience with automated testing
• Experience with data analysis and post processing
• Experience with configuration management (git)
• Experience leading a software task
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience in the design, coding and testing of guidance, navigation and control system software is preferred
• Experience with asynchronous or multi-threaded programming
• Experience with LDRA
• Experience with MagicDraw
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Experience maintaining requirements in DOORS

 Security Requirement:

• Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government top security clearance. 
• Preference for existing secret security clearance.