Senior Electronics Engineer-Technical Staff

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

The Software and Electronics Engineering Group collaborates with every research area at the Laboratory to create systems that accomplish their objectives in real-world scenarios and in unpredictable surroundings. Our engineers develop complex software and electronics systems, from concept to realization, for a variety of prototypes. We utilize the applied research approach to work on capabilities such as pointing and stabilization techniques to enable efficient space-based laser communication, and to build prototypes such as a ground-based sensor to detect biological threats in real time. Our engineers are developing airborne visual navigation; flight controls; and on-orbit pointing, acquisition, and tracking systems. We have expertise in space-qualified electronics, precision controls, firmware, embedded software, and application software.

Position Description

Group 76, Software and Electronics Engineering, is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer to work on mixed-signal, analog, digital, RF, or power electronics systems . Activities may include electronics design, analysis, implementation, and integration & test of hardware/software systems in a laboratory setting . The successful candidate will be able to contribute to multi-disciplinary teams executing advanced research and independently solve technical challenges . Occasional travel to support field exercises, presentations to sponsors and the community, and other events may be required .

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields (A master’s degree and 3-5 years of relevant experience will be considered)
• Experience with the design of mixed-signal, analog, digital, RF, or power circuits
• Experience with the full development lifecycle of PCBs from requirements through testing and integration
• Experience using test equipment such as digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, waveform generators, spectrum analyzers, and logic analyzers
• Test design, procedure development, and execution in a laboratory or manufacturing setting.
• Familiarity with circuit simulation tools such as PSpice, SimScape
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a dynamic, interdisciplinary team.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to coherently convey complex technical details to both technical and non-technical audiences

3 or more of the following

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FPGA firmware development using VHDL, Verilog, or System Verilog to model, design, simulate, test, and implement FPGA-based systems
• Experience developing real‑time embedded software in C++ using VxWorks (or similar)
• Working knowledge of Matlab, Python, Ruby or similar languages to develop tools and utilities to support hardware design and test efforts
• Experience developing low level drivers
• Experience with revision control systems such as git
• Experience with program management and demonstrated oral and written communications skills are essential

Growth Opportunities

• Direct mentorship within the group and across the lab for projects and career guidance
• Collaboration across the Laboratory’s suite of programs to broaden your network internally and externally
• Community exposure through external conferences/meetings and internally‑hosted workshops that draw senior leaders from government and industry
• Continuing education through external coursework and internally‑developed courses on a variety of technical and project management fundamentals

80% onsite expectation

Recent Graduate Hiring Range: $145,200 - $170,000

Experienced Hiring Range: $145,200 - $220,000

Disclaimer

MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides a typical hiring range as a good faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including—but not limited to—the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. This range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits.

At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance. 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!

Please visit our Benefits page for more information. As an employee of MIT, 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.

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.

Requisition ID: 42778