Assistant Staff - Test Engineer

About the role

The Electronics for Contested Space Group develops advanced electronic systems and technology for the protection of our Nation’s most important space capabilities. We design and develop 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. The group also provides engineering rigor and experience to some of the most critical National Security programs through Laboratory-wide collaboration and acts in an advisory capacity to the U.S. Government. Examples of recent projects include the prototyping of electronic systems and effects, hardware-in-the-loop testing of tactically relevant payloads with surrogate threat systems, developing RF subsystems for satellites, and analysis of spacecraft mission dynamics, environments, and resiliency.

Responsibilities

• Integrate and test advanced electronics and space systems
• Develop test design, procedures, and execute tests
• Design and fabricate RF systems and high-speed digital systems
• Develop ground support equipment for space systems
• Design and analyze electronics: analog and/or digital circuits, prototype test development and execution
• Design and analyze space systems: vehicle design, space environment design and analysis, operations
• Perform environmental tests: vibration, TVAC, EMI/EMC, space payload integration
• Assemble hardware in clean room and ESD / test environment
• Apply physics: classical electromagnetics, ionizing radiation
• Investigate data analysis and rapidly troubleshoot systems
• Develop automated analysis and reporting tools, custom analysis applications with user interfaces

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering or a relevant technical field
• Significant professional or academic experience in at least two of the following areas, and some familiarity and career interest in several others:
• Test design, procedure development, and execution
• RF system and/or high-speed digital system design, fabrication, and test
• Ground support equipment development for space systems
• Electronics: analog and/or digital circuits, prototype test development and execution
• Space systems: vehicle design, space environment design and analysis, operations
• Environmental Test: vibration, TVAC, EMI/EMC, space payload integration
• Hardware assembly: clean room and ESD / test environment experience
• Physics: classical electromagnetics, ionizing radiation
• Practical skills: investigative data analysis and rapid troubleshooting of systems
• Automated analysis and reporting: tools, custom analysis applications with user interfaces

Qualifications

• 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

Skills

• Analytical and/or scientific programming proficiency (e.g. MATLAB, Python, C/C++, or similar)

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

Pay

Recent Graduate Hiring Range: $100,200-$120,000
Experienced Hiring Range: $100,200-$150,000

Schedule

Full-time

Benefits

• 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!

Equal Opportunity Employer

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.