Electronics Engineer-Assistant

Electronics Engineer-Assistant Staff

Date: Jun 26, 2026

Location: Lexington, MA, US

Company: MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Group 76, Software and Electronics Engineering, is seeking an 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.

Staff in this position will receive mentorship from senior engineers in order to grow into roles with increasing responsibility and broadening impact.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• Technical degree and at least 3 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 setting.
• Familiarity with circuit simulation tools such as PSpice, Sim Scape.
• 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.
• Prior internship or undergraduate research experience is highly desired.

• Background in satellites, autonomous vehicles, or modern controls
• 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 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

• Direct mentorship within the Group and across MIT LL for projects and career guidance.
• Participation in programs across MIT LL to broaden your network internally and externally.
• Community exposure through external conferences/meetings and internal workshops that draw senior leaders from government and industry.
• Continuing education through both external and internal courses on a variety of technical, communication, and work/project management fundamentals.

Recent Graduate Hiring Range: $100,200 - $120,000

Experienced Hiring Range: $100,200 - $150,000

• 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 note that the final salary offered 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. The range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits.

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.

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