Hiring: Optical Comm Researcher-Technical Staff Company: MIT Lincoln Laboratory Location: Lexington, MA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-14 14:18:48 Employment Type: Full-time / On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Aerospace Engineering, Design System, MATLAB, Python, Secret Clearance, Security Clearance About the job Experience: •At least 5 years of related experience post undergraduate degree (can include graduate school) •5 years of related experience post undergraduate degree (can include graduate school) Qualifications: •Advanced degree in physics, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, optical engineering or a related field with significant coursework or experience in optics, lasers, and/or communications systems •Familiarity working in a research and development focused laboratory environment involving optics/photonics/laser or related work •Operational familiarity with standard laboratory equipment, such as real-time scopes, sampling oscilloscopes, optical modulation analyzers, and optical and rf spectrum analyzers •Operational familiarity with free-space optical alignment and characterization instrumentation such as interferometers, autocollimators, alignment telescopes, theodolites, profilometers, wavefront sensors, and high-speed infrared cameras / focal plane arrays. •Strong communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to work well in a team. •Ph.D. in physics, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, optical engineering or a related field with significant coursework or experience in optics, lasers, and/or communications systems •Familiarity working in a laboratory environment with laser communications hardware or components, and has familiarity with fiber optic test equipment and components •Operational familiarity with communications systems including capacity limits, modulation formats, receiver techniques (incoherent and coherent), and digital signal processing techniques •Stray light modeling / FRED software Compensation: •$145,200 - $170,000 / 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!