Hiring: Lasercom R&D Engineer-Assistant Staff Company: MIT Lincoln Laboratory Location: Lexington, MA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 14:18:48 Target Skills & Keywords : Aerospace Engineering, Embedded Systems, MATLAB, Python, Secret Clearance, Security Clearance About the job Required Skills: •Be in the lab running experiments, performing modeling and analysis, and contributing directly to systems that matter. Qualifications: •Curious and inquisitive. You ask "why" and "what if" as often as you ask "what's the answer." •A STEM graduate (Physics, Electrical Engineering, Optics/Photonics, Aerospace, Computer Science, or related field) with a strong theoretical foundation •Comfortable with ambiguity. You can reason through open-ended problems without needing a step-by-step manual •Hands-on. You have laboratory experience — coursework, research, capstone project, or otherwise •A creative problem-solver who thinks beyond conventional constraints •Someone motivated by work that has real-world national security impact •Research experience in an optics, photonics, or similar experimental physics laboratory •Exposure to any of: optical systems/alignment, analog circuit design, embedded/systems software •Work on problems that don't exist anywhere else. We are often the first to attempt what we do. •Strong mentorship. Senior technical staff who invest in your growth and development. Compensation: •$100,200 - $120,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!