This senior engineering role at Draper focuses on developing inertial instruments and high-precision sensors for national defense and space exploration applications. The position involves designing and prototyping solid-state gyroscopes and accelerometers, conducting experimental validation, and establishing fabrication processes for production-ready hardware. Key responsibilities include mentoring junior engineers, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to integrate systems, and presenting technical findings. The role appeals to candidates seeking to work at the intersection of physics and real-world engineering within a collaborative, nonprofit research environment. It offers opportunities to solve complex challenges with minimal direction while contributing to mission-critical solutions. The position is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and requires maintaining a government security clearance.