Distinguished System Requirements Engineer

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. Job Description Summary: The System Requirements Engineer (DMTS) is responsible for the definition, analysis, and verification of a system and subsystem requirements to shape the overall system design. The role entails application of systems engineering methods within a model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and/or digital engineering framework. Responsibilities include the elucidation of mission needs, definition of use cases/CONOPS, functional system modeling, requirement tree development and flow-down, analysis-based requirement trades/balancing, simulation-based performance trades/analysis, simulation-based requirements verification, test strategy development, test design, and requirements management through product life-cycle. Job Description: Duties/Responsibilities * Coordinate, schedule and participate in the requirements assessments. * Perform strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design. * Conducts requirements engineering, scheduling, reliability, development, and evaluation, maintainability and analysis for training. * Lead assessment effort in conducting both formal and informal evaluations and analysis. * Analyze assessment results and make improvement/change recommendations. * Ensure assessment results and recommendations can be incorporated into the requirements documentation. * Independently drive solutions to complex, multidisciplinary problems with a deep understanding of a customer's strategic priorities * Help customers shape their needs and develop requirements for programs that solve their most challenging technical problems. * Lead large multidisciplinary teams. Aligns team towards program goals and builds trust within the team. * Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Systems Engineering. * Contributes to advancing State of the Art (SOA) solutions and techniques in their field * Able to analyze Draper strategy and work with management to build capability in key areas to help sustain business growth. * Identifies risks common among multiple programs/technology areas/etc. and develops and executes mitigation strategies. * Works to improve operations at the enterprise level. Identifies areas for improvement within the organization and uses positive collaboration practices to achieve change. * Actively mentors and seeks opportunities to build depth for their area of expertise. Recognizes strengths and weaknesses in others and gives thoughtful, constructive feedback. Skills/Abilities * Highly-organized, capable of approaching problems with a system-level perspective. * Strong oral and written communication skills. * Practical experience with the systems engineering process. * Familiarity with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and/or digital engineering (DE)... For full info follow application link. 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.