Embedded System Architect-Technical Staff

 

MIT Lincoln Laboratory sits at the intersection of academia, industry, and government. Our nationally-recognized staff work collaboratively to solve some of the nation’s most challenging problems. As part of the Engineering Division, we team broadly across MIT Lincoln Laboratory and MIT campus to address a wide variety of problems through analysis, design, prototyping, and testing. Our teaming culture energizes our staff and fosters a high level of collaboration among a wide array of skills and experience levels. In addition, the group values work-life balance, using hybrid arrangements and flexible schedules to maximize productivity.

 

 

The group is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We understand that a diverse workplace fosters a creative and productive atmosphere and we are dedicated to making sure that every staff member in the group is supported in their work and that every voice is heard. The Laboratory sponsors resource groups and events dedicated to a wide variety of identities.

 

 

Help us build highly impactful space prototypes for NASA, the DoD, and others!

 

 

The Control and Autonomous Systems Engineering Group is dedicated to developing highly complex, reliable space systems with core capabilities in precision pointing, low noise and high-power electronics, firmware, and software. We have the unique ability to take programs from initial concept through full qualification, all within our group.

 

Position Description

 

In the Technical Staff role you will be empowered to lead significant portions of space electronics programs that have huge impact for the nation. In this role you combine leadership with individual contributions through all phases of hardware development: requirement definition and functional decompositions, architecture studies, detailed circuit design and component selection, fabrication and assembly oversight, testing, troubleshooting and system integration.  You will also be expected to prepare and present technical briefings for sponsors (interim status reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, etc.)  You will frequently lead small teams consisting of 3-6 peers or more junior engineers for larger design efforts. Therefore, hands on experience and leadership acumen are critical to the role.

 

Qualifications

 

Given the wide range of work in our Group, we seek the following attributes:

 

• Ph.D. (desired) or M.S. (required) in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or another closely related field.
• At least 10 years of hands-on experience designing systems crossing the hardware / software boundary.
• Significant professional or academic experience interacting with the regulations and testing requirements from at least one of the following industries:
• Aerospace, Nuclear, Medical Device, Automotive
• Ability to create clear and concise technical and non-technical documents and present them to audiences of varied technical background.
• Learn and apply technical knowledge quickly and proficiently.
• Experience leading technical teams.
• Experience with model-based design for control, software, firmware, or electrical systems.
• Experience with the full Software Development Lifecycle in a professional setting.
• Proficiency in at least one low level computer language, preferably C.
• Experience designing and fabricating PCBs from concept through delivery to customer in one of the following areas: Analog, Digital, Mixed-Signal, Power, FPGA, Single Board Computers.
• Hands on experience with electronics lab equipment for testing and integration (multimeter, oscilloscope, function generator, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzers).

 

Additional Qualifications

 

Exceptional candidates may also have experience in one or more of the following:

 

• Experience developing embedded systems for radiation hardened (e.g. space) applications including parts scr