Senior Electronics Engineer - Space & RF Prototyping

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

MIT-funded pension

401K match

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement & continuing ed.

Mentorship programs

Work-life balance options

Job summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory seeks a Senior Electronics Engineer to design and integrate mixed-signal, analog, digital, RF, or power electronics in real-world lab environments. You will contribute to multi-disciplinary teams and may travel for field exercises and sponsor briefings.

The role requires a PhD in EE/CE (or MS with 3–5 years) and hands-on experience from requirements to test, with emphasis on high reliability, space-qualified components and PCB development.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field (master’s +3–5 years considered).
• Experience with mixed-signal, analog, digital, RF, or power circuits.
• Experience with full PCB development lifecycle from requirements through testing and integration.
• Experience using test equipment such as digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, waveform generators, spectrum analyzers, and logic analyzers.
• Familiarity with circuit simulation tools such as PSpice, SimScape.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication in a dynamic, interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Background in high reliability systems e.g. space systems, flight, defense systems, etc.
• Experience with PCB design/layout
• Familiarity with radiation, screening and derating requirements for space-rated EE components
• Ability to perform Worst‑Case Circuit or Derating Analyses for electronic design and troubleshooting
• Experience leading small teams of technical contributors

Skills

Circuit design

Test equipment usage

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Documentation

Education

PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

PSpice

SimScape

Job description

MIT Lincoln Laboratory seeks a Senior Electronics Engineer to design and integrate mixed-signal, analog, digital, RF, or power electronics in real-world lab environments. You will contribute to multi-disciplinary teams and may travel for field exercises and sponsor briefings.

The role requires a PhD in EE/CE (or MS with 3–5 years) and hands-on experience from requirements to test, with emphasis on high reliability, space-qualified components and PCB development.