Principal Integration and Test Engineer

Cambridge, MA💼 Full-time💰 $95,000–$95,000🗓 2026-07-16 → 2026-09-25

Core

Manage and control priorities, scope, schedule, and cost for complex systems integration and test (I&T) programs across defense, space, and biotechnology sectors.

Role type

Principal Systems Integration and Test Engineer

Builds

Mission-critical systems for military defense, space exploration, and biomedical engineering

Domain

Defense, Space, Biotechnology, Systems Engineering

Deliverable

Required skills

Systems engineering, I&T requirements derivation, risk mitigation, program lifecycle management, technical planning, best practices development

Preferred skills

Qual/acceptance testing, EMI, GPS, vibration, shock, pressure, temperature, optics characterization, test infrastructure automation

Technologies

DOORS, SysML, LabView, MATLAB, Linux OS, Python

Responsibilities

Derive system-level I&T requirements based on mission needs, develop and execute test procedures, identify and mitigate technical risks, teach best practices to junior engineers, manage program baselines

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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About draper

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.