The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory

Hardened Microelectronics Science & Technology Lab Fellow

Aerospace & Defense
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree or equivalent in applicable discipline; an advanced degree is preferred.
  • Over 20 years of experience in engineering, particularly in complex systems design and management.
  • Nationally recognized Subject Matter Expert in related technical disciplines.
  • Proven track record in leading large, diverse teams and fostering mentorship.
  • Exceptional communication and planning skills.

Responsibilities

  • Drive solutions to complex, multidisciplinary engineering problems independently.
  • Assist clients in shaping requirements to tackle challenging technical issues.
  • Lead and develop large technical teams, fostering expertise and mentorship.
  • Shape Draper’s technology offerings and identify new business areas based on technical experience.
  • Align Draper's capabilities with customers' strategic priorities by analyzing the company strategy.
  • Identify and manage risks across various technology and program areas.

Benefits

  • Work-life balance initiatives, including flexible work arrangements.
  • Access to employee clubs focused on various interests like photography and yoga.
  • Health and finance workshops available to employees.
  • Opportunities for off-site social events.
  • Discounts at local cultural institutions and activities.
Full Job Description

Job Description Summary:

Draper is seeking someone to lead our Science and Technology (S&T) efforts related to Hardened Microelectronics Lab Fellow within our engineering organization.

Reporting to the Principal Director for Science and Technology (S&T), this position will have the primary responsibility of aligning Draper’s microelectronics engineering technology development efforts with corporate technology strategy as well as the strategies of individual business offices.

The Hardened Microelectronics Lab Fellow, will lead work in shaping technical strategies, integrated development plans with business offices.

You will support the shaping, pursuit, and capture of external programs within the DoD S&T community (DARPA, ONR, AFRL, NRL) as well as commercial partners and help provide oversight on the execution of these S&T projects.

The Hardened Microelectronics technical scope will include advanced ASIC design, 3D/HI packaging technology, embedded cyber physical security, anti-tamper, radiation hardening and design for other extreme environments, and collaboration with our fabrication teams and facilities.

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities

  • Independently drive solutions to complex, multidisciplinary problems with a deep understanding of a customer's strategic priorities.

  • Assist customers with shaping their needs and develop requirements for programs that solve their most challenging technical problems.

  • Lead and develop large teams; mentoring and building depth for their area of expertise, and cultivating mentorship in others.

  • Nationally recognized Subject Matter Expert (SME) in their discipline with broad knowledge across related technical disciplines.

  • Shape Draper’s technology offerings and open new business areas based on program and technical experience.

  • Analyze Draper strategy and work with management to build capability in key areas that align Draper's capabilities with customer's strategic priorities.

  • Identify and mitigate risks common among multiple programs/technology areas/etc.


Skills/Abilities

  • Excellent communication and written skills; established at presenting technical material to various levels of the engineering organization and customers.

  • Excellent planning skills and ability to lead strategic planning efforts.

  • Excellent proposal development and/or strategic capture skills.

  • Excellent program management skills and/or customer service skills.

  • Capable of leading large, technically diverse, cutting edge projects.

  • Ability to advance State of the Art (SOA) solutions and techniques in their field.


Education

Requires a Master's degree or equivalent in an applicable discipline, an advanced degree is preferred.


Experience

20+ years of experience in the engineering; design, development, and management of complex systems including supervising large teams.

Additional Job Description:

Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.  Secret or higher preferred.

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Job Location - City:

Cambridge

Job Location - State:

Massachusetts

Job Location - Postal Code:

The US base salary range for this full-time position is

$117,500.00 - $307,500.00

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Union ranges will be in compliance with the collective bargaining agreement's approved rates by location and role. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.  Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and does not include bonuses or benefits.

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.

About The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory

Draper Laboratory is an American non-profit research and development organization, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts; its official name is The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. The laboratory specializes in the design, development, and deployment of advanced technology solutions to problems in national security, space exploration, health care and energy. The laboratory was founded in 1932 by Charles Stark Draper at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop aeronautical instrumentation, and came to be called the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory. During this period the laboratory is best known for developing the Apollo Guidance Computer, the first silicon integrated circuit based computer. It was renamed for its founder in 1970, and separated from MIT in 1973 to become an independent, non-profit organization. The expertise of the laboratory staff includes the areas of guidance, navigation, and control technologies and systems; fault-tolerant computing; advanced algorithms and software systems; modeling and simulation; and microelectromechanical systems and multichip module technology.
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