Assistant Staff - Electronics, Circuits & Test Engineer

About the role

The Electronics for Contested Space Group develops advanced electronic systems and technology for the protection of the Nation’s most important space capabilities. The group designs and develops state-of-the-art satellites and satellite payloads, novel concepts for resilient space architectures, and the Nation’s most sensitive radars, optics, and passive RF systems. It also provides engineering rigor and experience to critical National Security programs through Laboratory-wide collaboration and acts in an advisory capacity to the U.S. Government. Recent work includes prototyping electronic systems and effects, hardware-in-the-loop testing of tactically relevant payloads with surrogate threat systems, developing RF subsystems for satellites, and analyzing spacecraft mission dynamics, environments, and resiliency. 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.

Responsibilities

• Power electronics and/or RF design
• Hardware development, integration and test
• Test automation
• Data analysis
• Documentation (schematics, interconnects, board layout, performance, etc.)
• Occasional travel to support integration and test events, presentations to sponsors and the community, and other events
• Work on multi-disciplinary teams executing advanced research and developing systems critical to National Security

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
• Familiarity with designing, building, and testing complex electronic circuits at both PCB and system levels
• Coursework, interest, and experience with at least one 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.)
• Familiarity with C/C++, MATLAB, Python, or other scientific programming languages
• 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
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance desired
• 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
• U.S. citizenship is required

Skills

• Broad engineering and scientific knowledgebase and research skills
• Experience collecting, processing, analyzing, and reporting experimental data taken in a laboratory environment

Pay

Recent Graduate Hiring Range: $100,200‑$120,000; Experienced Hiring Range: $100,200‑$150,000. (Note: final salary depends on scope, experience, skills, education, internal equity, and legal requirements; range reflects base salary only.)

Benefits

• 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
• Additional voluntary benefits, discounts, and perks available to MIT employees