Electronics Engineer-Assistant Staff

Position Description

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.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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, SimScape


• 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.

Preferred Qualifications (1 or more of the following)

• 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

Growth Opportunities

• 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.

80% onsite expectation