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# Associate Staff - Systems Engineering

- **Company:** MIT Lincoln Laboratory
- **Location:** Lexington, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $116,400.0 - $140,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Systems Analysis, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Architecture, Performance Monitor
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9189308/associate-staff-systems-engineering

## About the Role

* M.S. in Physics, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Biomedical Engineering, or related scientific field, or equivalent experience in systems engineering.

 * In lieu of a M.S., a bachelor's degree with 5+ years of directly related experience will be considered.

 * Demonstrated skills in scientific writing and/or development and presentation of technical materials to varied audiences including the ability to clearly present concepts to a wide spectrum of audiences are required.

 * The ability to scope and support the necessary systems engineering activities for multiple types of prototype and R&D programs is required.

 * The ability to use systems perspective and systems analysis techniques to identify mission-critical human health and performance gaps and areas of needed technology development is required.

 * Demonstrated experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools is strongly preferred.

## Description

The Human Health & Performance Systems group is seeking an Associate Staff member to support systems engineering efforts over a broad range of technology areas to address key stakeholder needs and further the Group's core human health & performance mission areas. Example problems include modeling and integrating medical technologies to support advanced field-forward care concepts; and system architecture development for human physiological, cognitive, and psychological performance monitoring systems to support specific mission scenarios. This often includes the development of models and simulations in coordination with stakeholder communities to incorporate operational constraints, requirements, and concepts of operation. The staff member may also support the design, prototyping, integration, and field testing of prototype health & performance systems.

Staff members work in a team environment to study a broad range of technical questions of importance to human health & performance. Systems engineering activities include developing, flowing down and tracking requirements, architecting systems, interface specification, planning and leading verification and validation activities, and identifying risks and defining risk mitigation strategies. Model Based System Engineering will be applied to both traditional system engineering processes and in support of system analysis problems.


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