The Mechanical Engineering Group provides innovative design solutions for advanced technology prototypes. Example projects include laser communication, high-energy lasers, optical sensors, biological agent detectors, and large radar antennas, for systems deployed on ground, maritime, air‐ and space‐borne platforms. The group has expertise in precision engineering, opto‐mechanics, mechanisms, electronics packaging, large structures, highly efficient lightweight structures, composite materials and additive manufacturing. The group is the Engineering Division’s center for 3D CAD design and data management and is involved in every step of program execution from conceptual design to system integration and test.
Position Description
The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team on the development of complex mechanical, opto-mechanical, and electro-mechanical systems. Responsibilities include engineering design, analyses, integration, and testing of complex hardware from conceptual design through fabrication and field performance evaluation. The candidate must be knowledgeable in a broad range of challenging problems involving structures, mechanisms, electronics packaging, and opto-mechanical systems. The successful candidate will be expected to present engineering designs to both internal and external audiences. This position involves working in close-knit teams and may involve travel to meetings and field sites.
Minimum Qualifications
Demonstrated experience in mechanical design and development of complex mechanical systems that must function in harsh environments is highly desired
Must be able to work collaboratively in a team environment and demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills, and require little or no supervision
Education
MS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering plus 3 years minimum experience, or BS in Mechanical Engineering plus 5 years minimum experience.
Clearance:
Interim clearance is acceptable upon start; secret clearance is required for maintaining the position. The candidate must be willing to undergo a background investigation for a Top-Secret clearance once Secret clearance has been approved.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in performing mechanical design and analysis of complex mechanical systems for DoD and aerospace applications is preferred. Experience with electro-mechanical, or Opto-mechanical, or precision design experience for systems that must function in harsh environments, is highly desired.
Recent Graduate Hiring Range: $116,400 - $140,000
Experienced Hiring Range: $116,400 - $182,200
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.
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