Lead Systems Engineer: Space Tech & Prototyping

MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 145,200 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

Pension (MIT-funded)

401(k) matching

Paid leave

Job summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, MA seeks a Lead Systems Engineer for Advanced Space Technologies to guide systems analysis and hardware prototyping across space domain awareness, propulsion, and spacecraft systems. You will lead interdisciplinary teams, coordinate modeling, testing and field data collection.

Travel to field sites may be required, and strong communication to non-technical audiences is valued.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of demonstrated experience in an industry, FFRDC/UARC, or defense environment.
• MS or PhD degree in engineering, physics or a related technical field.
• Demonstrated ability to conceive, design, and analyze novel technical solutions to challenging engineering problems.
• Experience leading technical teams for analysis and hardware prototyping efforts.

Responsibilities

• Lead small- to-medium-sized interdisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists across modeling, analysis, laboratory testing, system integration and field data collection.
• Support hardware prototyping activities and laboratory testing.
• Provide guidance on design and analysis for space systems, sensors and propulsion.

Education

MS or PhD in engineering, physics or related technical field

Job description

MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, MA seeks a Lead Systems Engineer for Advanced Space Technologies to guide systems analysis and hardware prototyping across space domain awareness, propulsion, and spacecraft systems. You will lead interdisciplinary teams, coordinate modeling, testing and field data collection.

Travel to field sites may be required, and strong communication to non-technical audiences is valued.