Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Instrumentation Group Leader

Cambridge, MA, US💼 Full-time💰 $100,000–$100,000🗓 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PN&T) instrumentation group, initiating new concepts and building programs to meet mission-critical sponsor needs.

Role type

Principal Group Leader (Strategy & Mentorship)

Builds

Mission-critical positioning, navigation, and timing instrumentation systems for defense and space exploration sponsors

Domain

Defense, Space Exploration, Instrumentation Engineering

Deliverable

client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Strategic program initiation, team leadership (10-20 staff), technical subject matter expertise, proposal and white paper writing, performance management, business development

Preferred skills

PhD in Physics or Electrical Engineering, experience in complex system design and development

Technologies

None explicitly listed

Responsibilities

Manage administrative details and career development for group members, lead and mentor team members, serve as Lead Subject Matter Expert, shape technology offerings and open new business areas, conduct performance evaluations, write job requisitions and review resumes

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship

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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.