Instrumentation Electronics Group Leader

Company: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc.
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: May 26, 2023

Job Description:

Overview
Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 1,800 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.
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.
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. - -
Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact hr@draper.com.
Responsibilities
The Group leader for Instrumentation Electronics is the technical leader of a diverse team of instrumentation electronics engineers, mixed-signal controls specialists, and support staff. - - This team has expertise in precision electronics development for complex MEMS, electro-optical, and electro-mechanical inertial instruments, and other similarly sensitive sensor modalities. - The Group Leader is the first-level of engineering management. This position requires the ability to apply sound scientific and management principles for hands-on technical leadership. Specific managerial responsibilities of the Group Leader include:

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• Oversight of the technical quality and timeliness of project execution within the group
  
• Fostering innovation through the active pursuit of high risk & high payback opportunities from both internal and external sponsors
  
• Recruitment and hiring of highly skilled and innovative technical staff and support personnel
  
• Guiding the career development and training of staff, including preparing and delivering performance reviews of all direct reports
  
• Development and execution of a long-term technical capability growth plan for the group's facilities and staff to meet future business needs
  
  In addition to the managerial responsibilities, the candidate will be a direct contributor to projects and business development activities. In this capacity, the selected candidate will collaborate with other staff members to develop and transition innovative technologies.
  Qualifications
  Required Qualifications: - -
  An undergraduate or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics and 10 years of direct and demonstrated leadership experience in the design and development of precision mixed signal control circuitry and systems, preferably in the military electronics/avionics industry. -
  A deep understanding of the following areas is required: low-noise amplification including charge amplifiers, analog-digital conversion including sigma-delta modulators, methods of synchronous detection, analog and digital signal processing, oscillators and phase-locked loops, synchronous motors and motor drive circuits, and servo control systems generally. -It is also highly desirable that the candidate possess an understanding of and experience with inertial instruments, particularly MEMS-based, electro-mechanical and fiber-optic gyroscopes and accelerometers. -An understanding of radiation-hardening techniques for electronics is a plus. The candidate should be proficient using SPICE-base circuit simulators as well as Matlab/Simulink, in addition to having strong analytical skills and a solid knowledge of applied physics and communication theory.
  The ideal candidate will have shown consistent growth in his or her career through steadily increasing responsibility, be a self-starter with excellent oral and written communication skills, be capable of achieving organizational and program objectives, and be able to interface with all levels of internal management, as well as program sponsors and sub-contractors. -
  -Security Requirement: - - -
  Although an active US Government security clearance is preferred, any applicant selected without a pre-existing clearance will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
  Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance. -
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