Senior Electro-Mechanical Technician

The Advanced Capabilities and Systems Group is an agile, innovative, multi-disciplinary team that rapidly develops novel system and technology concepts that address the nation’s critical security challenges. The group starts its development with focused analyses that uncover the most impactful solutions to defense and intelligence problems, and then develops those solutions in a fast cycle of experimentation, prototyping, and testing. Our Group has unique access to government intelligence and military users that allows us to quickly gain insights and iterate solutions that get transitioned directly to warfighters and other users. Projects range from the development uncrewed air, ground, surface, and underwater vehicles, to the implementation of tactical military optics and radar systems, investigation of novel communications, innovation of alternative navigation solutions, and integration of autonomous systems. The multi-disciplinary team consists of talented technical staff with expertise in electromagnetics, optics, signal processing (communication, GPS), radio frequency design, statistics, optimization, computer vision, machine learning, autonomous control, software engineering, and embedded systems .

Job Description

Group 107 is seeking a Senior Technician to support a broad set of prototyping efforts within the Group to include the development of novel uncrewed vehicles, integration of various sensor modalities (radio frequency, electro-optical, infrared, and acoustic), chassis design and assembly, and laboratory and field site testing. The candidate will work in an electronics laboratory supporting multiple programs to assist the group in fabrication needs.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Electronic assembly and wiring from schematics; assembly, test and troubleshooting microwave circuits utilizing the use of electronic test equipment, antenna components, and RF coaxial components; mechanical assembly from drawings and interfacing with machinist and fabrication personnel; the fabrication of small air, ground, and amphibious vehicles to include 3D printing and composite layup; some light to moderate lifting of chassis and equipment with a maximum of 50 pounds; and work under non-laboratory conditions all local

Requirements:

• Graduation from a two-year technical school or its equivalent and a minimum of five years of experience.
• Candidate should be well organized, detail oriented, and able to work on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Operates highly technical experimental apparatus such as RF network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, and RF power meters
• This position requires strong interpersonal skills and a desire to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have good “hands-on” skills, attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• The ideal candidate will be a motivated self-starter with a solid work ethic.
  
  
  

Hiring Range: $44.63 - $48.65

Disclaimer: 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 only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits.

At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance.

Benefits offered to employees include:

• 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 visit our Benefits page for more information. As an employee of MIT, you can also take advantage of other voluntary benefits, discounts, and perks.

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.

Requisition ID: 43045