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.

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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.   

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Responsibilities

The Microsystems Integration Group is seeking a microsystems engineer to apply engineering principles to the development and testing of miniaturized electronic and microfluidic devices for research, biomedical, commercial, and national defense applications.

Experience in a laboratory environment and excellent communication and analytical skills are required. The role will support multiple interdisciplinary programs and will require a candidate who is comfortable conducting experiments, analyzing data, and presenting results. System design and experience on multidisciplinary team including vendors and external technologies is critical.

The candidate should have a background in electrical, mechanical, chemical, and/or materials engineering and have demonstrated examples of self-driven efforts in technical areas outside his/her academic training. The candidate will work in a diverse team-based environment alongside technical staff of varying levels of expertise and should be able to execute technical tasks and communicate technical matters to engineering and management. The ability to work independently and be flexible to the continuously evolving nature of research and development efforts is essential. Roles include:

• Conduct microsystems metrology including optical, acoustic, X-ray and mass spectroscopy-based analysis
• Design, fabricate and test novel microfluidic devices
• Plan and conduct experiments in collaboration with biology or electronics staff
• Summarize data, interpret results, and format data for reporting via presentation or publication
• Support lab organization and maintenance, such as sourcing and preparation of chemicals and materials, and calibration/maintenance of instrumentation
• Troubleshoot experimental issues

The position may also feature proposal writing, business development, and work with external collaborators from government, academia, and industry. 

Qualifications

• Minimum BA/BS degree in Engineering or related disciplines
• Experience working with electronics and/or microfluidic devices and supporting hardware
• Working knowledge of fluid dynamics, thermal transport, and electric circuit theory
• Familiarity with CAD and physical modeling tools and additive manufacturing technologies
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with engineers, scientists, management, and other stakeholders across all relevant disciplines
• Proficiency with standard workplace and technical software such as Matlab, Labview, Python, Solidworks, Comsol/ANSYS.

This position will require the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance. Minimum requirement for a security clearance is US citizenship.

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