Electronics Integration and Test Engineer

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory - Cambridge, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Cambridge, MA

1,001-5,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Draper is seeking a System Integration and Test (I&T) Engineer 2 to join our team in Cambridge, MA. This role is pivotal in the integration and testing of technologies and product lines developed through Draper's core capabilities. The I&T Engineer will be responsible for planning, executing, and managing integration and test activities from the early stages of test concept development through to system certification. This includes functional simulation, subsystem and system integration and testing, verification and validation (V&V), performance evaluation, and acceptance testing. The successful candidate will leverage their multi-disciplinary engineering expertise and collaborate closely with other Systems Engineers to establish clear, verifiable, and traceable requirements. They will also inform and drive system concepts, architectures, and designs to enhance testability, utilizing resident expertise and lessons learned to support the development of highly reliable, robust, and complex systems. In this role, the I&T Engineer will help define an integration and test approach for specific components, subsystems, or systems and will independently execute the plan. They will contribute high-quality content for technical reports and presentations with minimal guidance and will need to adapt to changes in program requirements. Proactive identification of needs and concerns associated with plan execution is essential, as is effective communication with project leadership. The position also involves developing and executing tests for electronic modules, including failure analysis, verification and validation testing, and function testing, while implementing improvements for current test processes. The engineer will work closely with manufacturing engineers, production engineers, and mechanical engineers to accomplish inter-disciplinary activities, and will be responsible for creating and presenting status updates to upper management on ongoing failure investigations and important milestones.

Responsibilities

• Help define an I&T approach for a particular component / subsystem / system and independently execute plan.
• Contribute high quality content for technical reports and presentations with minimal guidance.
• Adapt appropriately to changes in program requirements.
• Proactively identify needs and concerns associated with plan execution and communicate them to project leadership.
• Develop and execute tests for electronic modules, spanning failure analysis, verification & validation testing and function testing.
• Implement improvements for current test processes.
• Work and interface with manufacturing engineers, production engineers, and mechanical engineers to accomplish inter-disciplinary activities.
• Develop requirements and hardware for new test stations to improve test coverage and automation of existing test procedures.
• Create and present status updates to upper management on ongoing failure investigations and important milestones, providing path forward and corrective action as needed.
• Perform system data analysis and trending for ongoing test series and compile reports to share with stakeholders.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Applied Physics, or related field.
• Requires 3-5 years in Systems Engineering or relevant role.
• Understanding of electrical schematics, assembly drawings, and electronics manufacturing processes.
• Experience leading small test engineering teams.
• One to three years of experience in electronics testing.
• One to three years of experience in systems engineering.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• Experience with Python, LabVIEW, and Matlab.
• Understanding of motor drive electronics, digital communication systems, power supply design, and embedded systems.
• Strong familiarity with DMMs, DAQ, Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers, VISA, Network Analyzer, Logic Analyzers, power supplies, and automated load machines.

Benefits

• Workplace flexibility
• Employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga
• Health and finance workshops
• Off-site social events
• Discounts to local museums and cultural activities