# Astronomical Instrument Engineer

Overview: 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. Job Description Summary: Draper is conducting a nationwide search for a scientist/engineer with a background in astronomy, optical engineering, optomechanics, or astrophysics and hands-on technical experience with optics-based celestial imaging instruments and astronomy-based data reduction and analysis. The successful applicant can expect to be a part of complex technology development efforts, with important responsibilities including: design, modeling, testing, and use of astronomical observing instruments, celestial sighting demonstrations, lab- and field-based optical instrumentation activities, modeli

- **Id**: 3817512
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/draper-astronomical-instrument-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Cambridge, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T16:38:30Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T16:46:01Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5630
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: C4ISR, Avionics & Flight Control, Research Institutes

## Company

- **Id**: 58532
- **Name**: Draper
- **Domain**: draper.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/draper-com>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 77
- **Open postings**: 78
- **Ghost share**: 0.013
- **Stale share**: 0.872
- **Repost share**: 0.013
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 33
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 75000
- **Max**: 156000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 156000

## Technologies

- **MATLAB** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T16:38:30Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 33
- **Reasons**: conf:12, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 156000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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