Technical Staff - Embedded Systems Architect

The Electronics for Contested Space Group develops advanced electronic systems and technology for the protection of our Nation’s most important space capabilities. We design and develop state-of-the-art satellites and satellite payloads, novel concepts for resilient space architectures, and the Nation’s most sensitive radars, optics, and passive RF systems. The group also provides engineering rigor and experience to some of the most critical National Security programs through Laboratory-wide collaboration and acts in an advisory capacity to the U.S. Government.

Examples of recent projects include the prototyping of electronic systems and effects, hardware-in-the-loop testing of tactically relevant payloads with surrogate threat systems, developing RF subsystems for satellites, and analysis of spacecraft mission dynamics, environments, and resiliency.

Group 94, Electronics for Contested Space, is seeking an embedded systems architect to lead the design, development and fielding embedded systems to support novel space applications. 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.

Applicants must have significant coursework and/or experience in at least one of the following areas: digital (FPGA-based) circuits, microcontroller design and/or embedded systems. Previous experience with runtime optimization, system architecture design, and integration of hardware and software is desirable. Experience with laboratory/field test equipment (spectrum analyzers, digital oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.) is desirable.

• A Master’s degree or PhD in electrical engineering, computer engineering or another relevant technical field with 8 years of experience.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent and at least 10 years of relevant experience will be considered
• Experience decomposing processing chains into component modules for development
• Experience developing synthesizable VHDL, Verilog, and/or System Verilog
• Experience implementing FPGA designs in hardware, including the creation of constraint files
• Experience testing and debugging firmware designs in both simulation and in hardware
• Experience implementing and integrating with digital interfaces, such as SPI, PCIe and Gigabit Ethernet
• Laboratory experience, including interface debugging and verification, at the circuit card assembly level
• Digital signal processing experience in either analysis and/or implementation
• Demonstrable ability to:
  • Work responsibly and safely in laboratory and assembly environments
  • Develop respectful, productive working relationships
  • Communicate clearly, precisely, and concisely to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Solve broad and/or complex technical or engineering problems
  • Learn and apply advanced technical knowledge quickly and proficiently
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance highly desired

• Expertise in computer architecture, particularly with respect to making trades between bare-metal, or real-time operating systems
• Ability to operate in a Linux development environment
• Familiarity with scripting and task automation leveraging Python, bash, TCL or perl
• Familiarity with MATLAB, Python, C/C++ or other scientific programming languages
• Experience working with modern development best practices, including use of revision control
• Hardware design experience, including schematic capture, layout, routing and initial bring up

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

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

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…