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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Associate Staff - Embedded Systems Engineer - **Company:** MIT Lincoln Laboratory - **Location:** Lexington, MA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $116,400.0 - $140,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Gigabit Ethernet, Bash Shell, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Perl (Programming Language), Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, PCI Express, Real-Time Operating Systems, Schematic Capture, Systems Architecture, SystemVerilog, Systems Integration, Tcl (Programming Language), Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Scripting, Serial Peripheral Interface, Linux Development, Bare Metal, Software Version Control - **Published:** September 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9172457/associate-staff-embedded-systems-engineer ## About the Role Group 94, Electronics for Contested Space, is seeking an embedded systems engineer to design, develop and field embedded systems to support novel space applications. 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., Applicants must have significant coursework and/or experience in at least one of the following areas: digital (FPGA-based) circuits, microcontroller design and/or embedded systems. Previous experience with runtime optimization, system architecture design, and integration of hardware and software is desirable. Experience with laboratory/field test equipment (spectrum analyzers, digital oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.) is desirable., * A Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, computer engineering or another relevant technical field with 2 years of experience. + In lieu of a Master's degree, a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent and at least 3 years of relevant experience will be considered * Experience decomposing processing chains into component modules for development * Experience developing synthesizable VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog * Experience implementing FPGA designs in hardware, including the creation of constraint files * Experience testing and debugging firmware designs in both simulation and in hardware * Experience implementing and integrating with digital interfaces, such as SPI, PCIe and Gigabit Ethernet * Laboratory experience, including interface debugging and verification, at the circuit card assembly level * Digital signal processing experience in either analysis and/or implementation * 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 Desired Skills * Active Top Secret Security Clearance highly desired * Expertise in computer architecture, particularly with respect to making trades between bare-metal, or real-time operating systems * Ability to operate in a Linux development environment * Familiarity with scripting and task automation leveraging Python, bash, TCL or perl * Familiarity with MATLAB, C/C++, Python or other scientific programming languages * Experience working with modern development best practices, including use of revision control * Hardware design experience, including schematic capture, layout, routing and initial bring up ## Related Videos - [Leveraging Large Language Models for Legacy Code Translation: Challenges and Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1157-leveraging-large-language-models-for-legacy-code-translation-challenges-and-solutions) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Software stack under and over the hood of the fastest accelerating car in the world](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/221-software-stack-under-and-over-the-hood-of-the-fastest-accelerating-car-in-the-world) - [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api) - [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [Top 6 Hackathons for Developers in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/263-top-6-hackathons-for-developers-in-2023) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)