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# Associate Staff - Lead Test Engineer

- **Company:** MIT Lincoln Laboratory
- **Location:** Lexington, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $116,400.0 - $140,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, C++ (Programming Language), Digital Electronics, Digital Technology, Design of User Interfaces, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Systems Integration
- **Published:** July 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9056635/associate-staff-lead-test-engineer

## About the Role

* Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering or a relevant technical field
 + A Bachelor's degree or equivalent and at least 3 years of relevant experience will be considered
 * Significant professional or academic experience in at least two of the following areas, and some familiarity and career interest in several others:
 + Test design, procedure development, and execution
 + RF system and/or high-speed digital system design, fabrication, and test
 + Ground support equipment development for space systems
 + Electronics: analog and/or digital circuits prototype test development and execution
 + Space systems: vehicle design, space environment design and analysis, operations
 + Environmental Test: vibration, TVAC, EMI/EMC, space payload integration
 + Hardware assembly: clean room and ESD / test environment experience
 + Physics: classical electromagnetics, ionizing radiation
 + Practical skills: investigative data analysis and rapid troubleshooting of systems
 + Automated analysis and reporting: tools, custom analysis applications with user interfaces
 * Demonstrable ability to:
 + 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
 * Analytical and/or scientific programming proficiency (e.g. MATLAB, Python, C/C++, or similar)
 * Active Top Secret Security Clearance highly desired

## Description

Group 94, Electronics for Contested Space, is seeking a lead engineer to integrate and test advanced electronics and space systems. Activities may include team supervision during system integration, test and measurement, data collection and analysis, documentation and reporting, team communication, anomaly resolution, and coordination of activities. 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.


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