Facilities and Operations Engineer (Assistant Staff)
Date: Aug 5, 2026
Location: Lexington, MA, US
Company: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
The Fabrication Engineering Group (Group 72) realizes prototype systems that demonstrate advanced technology. The group provides innovative fabrication, assembly, integration, and test of advanced hardware prototypes for national security applications. The group is involved from the initial design through the final build of prototype systems including important verification testing. The group concentrates on high-complexity parts, quick-turn capabilities and activities that require concurrent engineering with program teams. Specific examples of fabrication activities include the precision machining of fiber mounts for airborne high energy laser systems, multi-functional structures using additive processes for ground-based radar systems, custom printed circuit boards (PCBs) for space-borne data processing, and highly integrated mechanical packaging for undersea communication terminals. Core mechanical competencies span precision fabrication, additive manufacturing, and 5-axis machining. Core PCB assembly capabilities include design for manufacturability (DFM), advanced solder paste jet dispensing, flexible surface mount technology (SMT) pick-n-place systems, and automated optical inspection (AOI) machines. Assembly, integration, and test (AI&T) capabilities include integration spaces, clean rooms, vibration testing, thermal testing, and space simulation chambers. The Group focuses on state-of-practice prototyping capabilities, exceptional collaboration, operational proficiency and technical excellence.
Job Description
The Group seeks a talented, creative, and motivated assistant staff member to strengthen the Group’s ability to provide rapid and innovative fabrication solutions to challenging problems. The successful candidate will work as part of an interdisciplinary operations management team providing state-of-practice prototyping capabilities required to realize prototype systems that demonstrate technology of national importance. Initial activities may include optimizing operations, equipment management, collaborating with laboratory facilities and contracts organizations on large-scale projects, analyzing workflow, planning functional layouts, and providing a safe work environment for our employees. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to grow in many exciting areas such as operations management, prototype engineering, research and technology development, and advancement of state-of-practice fabrication capabilities through the implementation of advanced digital processes and the design of a new engineering prototyping facility.
Requirements:
- A Bachelor’s degree in engineering (industrial, mechanical, or equivalent) or a Bachelor’s degree in management (facilities, project, or equivalent)
- Proven leadership skills and an ability to thrive in a team environment
- Recognized self-motivator that seeks to continuously learn and challenge himself/herself
- Ability to multi-task and drive issues to closure
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Preferred Experience (not required):
- Experience utilizing digital engineering methodologies and data systems
- Knowledge of equipment and systems specific to engineering prototype systems
- Familiarity with safety regulations and best practices for lab environments
- Project management certification (e.g., PMP) or similar
- Hands-on experience managing complex equipment relocations
- Experience with lean operation practices
- Experience with Computer-Aided Design systems (AutoCAD, Solidworks)
Recent Graduate Hiring Range: $100,200 - $120,000
Experienced Hiring Range: $100,200 - $150,000
Disclaimer: MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides a typical hiring range as a good faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including—but not limited to—the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. This range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits.
At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance. Benefits offered to employees include:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
- MIT-funded pension
- Matching 401K
- Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
- Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
- Mentorship programs
- A range of work-life balance options
- ... and much more!
Please visit our Benefits page for more information. As an employee of MIT, you can also take advantage of other voluntary benefits, discounts and perks.
Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.
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