Senior Systems Architect — MBSE & Mission Analysis

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draper labsSomerville (MA)

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects Engineering Services

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About the role

Draper is a nonprofit R&D organization in Cambridge, MA, seeking a Systems Concepts Engineer who will drive mission engineering, architecture design, and MBSE/DE efforts for complex systems. The role requires the ability to lead small teams and communicate results to leadership and sponsors. The candidate will work on premises with potential for a Secret-level clearance and must have 5–10 years in systems engineering, plus a strong foundation in SysML, modeling and simulation, and related

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