Associate Staff - Embedded Systems Engineer

MIT Lincoln Laboratory•Lexington, MA

1d•$116,400 - $182,200•Onsite

About The Position

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. Recently we have prototyped electronic systems and effects, conducted hardware-in-the-loop testing of tactically relevant payloads with surrogate threat systems, developed RF subsystems for satellites, and analyzed spacecraft mission dynamics, environments, and resiliency. Group 94, Electronics for Contested Space, is seeking an embedded systems engineer to design, develop and field 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.

Requirements

Significant coursework and/or experience in at least one of the following areas: digital (FPGA-based) circuits, microcontroller design and/or embedded systems.
A Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, computer engineering or another relevant technical field with 2 years of experience.
In lieu of a Master's degree, a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent and at least 3 years of relevant experience will be considered.
Experience decomposing processing chains into component modules for development.
Experience developing synthesizable VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog.
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.
U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

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.
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, C/C++, Python 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.

Responsibilities

Design, develop and field embedded systems to support novel space applications.
Contribute to multi-disciplinary teams executing advanced research.
Independently solve technical challenges.
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.