Technical Staff - Systems Analysis - Space Systems

MIT Lincoln Laboratory•Lexington, MA

5d•$145,200 - $220,000

About The Position

The Advanced Electro-Optical Systems Group (99) develops space systems for the U.S. Space Force and other government organizations. We design, build, test, launch, and operate real systems. This role involves using modeling, simulation, trades, and test data to understand mission performance and drive engineering decisions across various system components including orbit, sensors, spacecraft, pointing and tracking, communications, onboard processing, ground systems, and operations. The position requires individuals to be hands-on, following their analysis work into the lab, collaborating with hardware and software engineers, developing and running tests, investigating unexpected results, and updating models based on real-world system behavior. The goal is to solve problems by getting into the details rather than providing analysis from the sidelines.

Requirements

A Master’s degree in a technical discipline such as aerospace, electrical or mechanical engineering, physics, applied mathematics, computer science, operations research, or related fields
5+ Years of demonstrated experience
In lieu of the above, a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and 10+ years of demonstrated experience will be considered
U.S. citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

Technical depth, curiosity, and engineering judgment
Aerospace, physics, applied mathematics, electrical or mechanical engineering, computer science, operations research, or related fields
Physics-based modeling and simulation
System performance analysis and optimization
Space mission or orbital analysis
Electro-optical or remote-sensing systems
Signal, image, or data processing
Monte Carlo analysis and uncertainty propagation
MATLAB, Python, or similar tools
Hardware development, integration, or test
Direct experience building spacecraft

Responsibilities

Model system and mission performance.
Explore architectures and perform engineering trades.
Use optimization and design-space exploration to understand what drives performance.
Develop tools and simulations to answer important mission and design questions.
Compare predictions against test, calibration, and on-orbit data.
Work across hardware, software, algorithms, GNC, and operations to turn analysis into design decisions.
Help design and execute tests that answer important system questions.
Stay engaged as systems move from design through integration, test, launch, and operations.
Take ownership of technical problems, figure out what needs to be done, pull in the right people, and drive technical problems to resolution.