Electrical Engineer

Job Description

The Homeland Sensors and Analytics Group designs, builds, and fields solutions that significantly enhance the tactical decision-making process of analysts and operators who secure the homeland. This includes security for critical infrastructure, land and maritime borders, transportation systems, and soft targets / crowded places. It also includes support for law enforcement, special operations, and intelligence analysts who track and disrupt transnational criminal and terrorist organizations. To do this, the group works on a combination of novel sensing technologies and data analytics techniques in order to provide better threat awareness to decision makers. The group designs systems that collect and process a wide range of data types — including radar, visible imagery and video, non-visible imagery, text, time-series data, and 3D point clouds — often applying advanced machine learning methods to convert raw data into actionable insights. The group places an emphasis on taking technology from the concept phase through deployment and transition in order to achieve operational impact.

Requirements

• Prototyping systems experience
• Strong written and oral communication
• Familiarity with electronics (such as microcontrollers)
• Experience in the following (strong candidates preferred):
• Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design, including schematic capture and board layout tools (such as Mentor Graphics or Altium or other)
• Writing software or firmware in one of the following: C, C++, Python, Rust, or Java
• Familiarity with Linux distributions and command-line interface
• System-level design, system architecture, or trade studies
• RF engineering (such as radar, antennas, or DSP)
• Low-level communication protocols (such as SPI, I2C, UART)
• UxS (unmanned systems, such as drones, rovers, etc.) development or testing
• FPGA integration and design experience (Verilog, VHDL, etc.)
• Low-level drivers and firmware design for use in microcontrollers (such as STM32, PIC16)
• Control of electromechanical systems (such as motors, servos, actuators)
• Mechanical design software (such as SolidWorks or Autodesk)
• Low-SWaP (size, weight, and power) designs

Qualifications

• A B.S. or B.A. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field

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

Disclaimer

This range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits. At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 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.