Lincoln Laboratory

Optical/Electronics Engineer-Associate Staff

Lincoln Laboratory$116K — $182K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in electrical engineering, physics, or equivalent; Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of experience considered.
  • Proficiency in digital and analog electronics circuit design.
  • Experience in high-performance, real-time embedded firmware development.
  • Strong analytical and data processing skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with interdisciplinary team members and non-experts.

Responsibilities

  • Design and architect next-gen EO/IR systems with a small team.
  • Build and test prototypes to evaluate system performance.
  • Leverage specialized knowledge to inform general design rules.
  • Collaborate with system-level designers on electronics requirements.
  • Evaluate systems under design using effective analytical skills.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans.
  • MIT-funded pension.
  • Matching 401K contributions.
  • Generous paid leave including vacation, sick, and parental leave.
  • Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs.
  • Access to mentorship programs.
  • A range of work-life balance options.
Full Job Description
Position Description

We are looking for an individual with a demonstrated background in firmware design and digital and analog electronics to help design the next generation of custom advanced EO/IR systems. The successful candidate can leverage both specialized knowledge and general design rules to work with a small team to architect, design, build, and test prototype systems. The individual needs effective analytical and data processing skills to enable the testing and evaluation of systems under design.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master's degree in electrical engineering, physics, or equivalent. In lieu of a Master's degree, a Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience will be considered.
  • Experience in one or more of the following areas is desired: Digital and analog electronics circuit design, high-performance, real-time embedded firmware development


Preferred Qualifications

  • Ability to work with an interdisciplinary team and be able to effectively communicate with non-experts in analog and digital electronics.
  • The ability to work with system-level designers to craft electronics requirements strongly desired.


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 Secret level DoD security clearance.

Requisition ID: 42845

About Lincoln Laboratory

Lincoln Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center that conducts research and development in technology areas relevant to national security. The laboratory is operated by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is located in Lexington, Massachusetts. Lincoln Laboratory's research areas include air and missile defense, cyber security, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, communications and information technology, and advanced electronics. The laboratory was founded in 1951 and has been responsible for many technological innovations, including the development of the first air traffic control system and the first satellite navigation system. The laboratory has a staff of over 3,000 employees, including scientists, engineers, and support staff.
Learn more about Lincoln Laboratory
Size
3,000 employees
Industry

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Lincoln Laboratory

More Aerospace & Defense Jobs

Find similar Optical/Electronics Engineer-Associate Staff jobs: