Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Associate Staff - Electronics, Circuits & Test Engineer

Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; Bachelor's with 5+ years of experience accepted.
  • Hands-on experience with complex electronic circuit development and testing.
  • Experience across several key areas: analog, digital, RF design, power electronics, and embedded systems.
  • Proficiency in technical programming for problem-solving (e.g., MATLAB, Python, C/C++).
  • Ability to obtain a security clearance from the US Department of Defense.
  • Demonstrated competency in safe working practices in lab environments and effective communication.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and test advanced electronics and RF systems.
  • Lead teams of engineers and technicians during testing events.
  • Integrate systems and perform verification tests and documentation.
  • Conduct data analysis to support engineering decisions.
  • Automate testing processes using software tools.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans.
  • MIT-funded pension and matching 401K.
  • Paid leave for various situations (vacation, sick, parental, military).
  • Tuition reimbursement and support for continuing education.
  • Access to mentorship programs and work-life balance options.
Full Job Description
Group 94, Electronics for Contested Space, is seeking an electronics and test engineer to help design, build, and test advanced electronics and RF systems and space payloads. Activities may include power electronics and/or RF design, hardware development and debugging, leading teams of test engineers, specialists, and technicians, integration and test, test automation, data analysis, and documentation (schematics, interconnects, board layout, performance, etc.). The successful candidate will work on multi-disciplinary teams executing advanced research and developing systems critical to National Security.

Occasional travel to support integration and test events, presentations to sponsors and the community, and other events may be required.

Requirements
  • A Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
    • In lieue of the above, a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent and at least 5 years of relevant experience will be considered
  • Hands-on experience building and testing complex electronic circuits at both PCB and system levels
  • Significant coursework, interest, and experience with multiple of the following areas:
    • Analog, digital, and mixed signal electronics,
    • RF design,
    • Power electronics design,
    • Embedded systems,
    • Radar applications,
    • Systems engineering,
    • Satellite subsystem development,
    • Test automation (Python, COSMOS, LabView, GPIB/SCPI, etc.).
  • Analytical and/or scientific programming proficiency with experience solving real technical problems (e.g. MATLAB, Python, C/C++, or similar)
  • Ability to secure security clearance from the US Department of Defense
  • Demonstrable ability to:
    • Work responsibly and safely in laboratory and assembly environments
    • Develop respectful, productive working relationships
    • Communicate clearly, precisely, and concisely to technical and non-technical audiences
    • Solve broad and/or complex technical or engineering problems
    • Learn and apply advanced technical knowledge quickly and proficiently


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Active Top Secret Security Clearance desired
  • Broad engineering and scientific knowledgebase and research skills
  • Experience collecting, processing, analyzing, and reporting experimental data taken in an operational laboratory environment
  • Experience preparing and distributing written and verbal technical briefings

Recent Graduate Hiring Range: $116,400-$140,000
Experienced Hiring Range: $116,400-$182,200

Disclaimer: MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides a typical hiring range as a good faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including-but not limited to-the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. This range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits.

At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance. Benefits offered to employees include:

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
  • MIT-funded pension
  • Matching 401K
  • Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
  • Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
  • Mentorship programs
  • A range of work-life balance options
  • ... and much more!

Please visit our Benefits page for more information. As an employee of MIT, you can also take advantage of other voluntary benefits, discounts and perks.

Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret level DoD security clearance.

Requisition ID: 43296

About Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The university is known for its strong emphasis on scientific and technological research and its engineering programs. MIT was founded in 1861 and has a long history of innovation and entrepreneurship. The university has produced numerous Nobel laureates, Rhodes Scholars, and MacArthur Fellows.
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