Senior Materials & Microsystems Integrator

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

The engineer will lead the conceptualization of new innovative solutions to complex problems by utilizing the development of novel materials, sensors, and/or actuators.   He or she will need to work across organizations to identify new opportunities,  develop innovative concepts,  write proposals, and then execute programs for Draper customers.   Past proposal writing experience is highly desired but not required.   Strong candidates will have experience in one more technical areas such as materials for thermoelectric power systems, hypersonic vehicles,  inertial sensors and guidance systems, maritime and undersea systems, biophysical sensing and/or other problems of national importance.

 

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a MS or PhD degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, physics or related field with a 15+ years of experience.    Desired skills include:

 

• Ability to develop creative solutions to complex systems problems by leveraging novel materials science, micro-sensor, and/or micro-actuator technologies.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with business development and proposal writing experience desired.
• Ability to model multi-physics devices and systems using modern commercial modeling and simulation tools.
• Ability to work with small and large teams of multidisciplinary researchers that may span multiple organization and/or locations.

 

This applicant must be able to obtain a Security Clearance which requires US citizenship.

 

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