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Job Description

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is a federally-funded research and development center chartered to develop advanced technology in support of national security. Research and development activities focus on long-term technology development as well as rapid system prototyping and demonstration. The Laboratory works with government and industry to transition new concepts, technology and prototypes into future system development and deployment.

The Mission Assurance Office (MAO) is located in the Director’s Office. The objective of the MAO is to partner with programs, Divisions, Groups, and Departments to collaboratively achieve mission success by pro-actively identifying and mitigating risks associated with the significant technical level, effort, and expense involved in rapid developmental Laboratory programs.

We are seeking a candidate who will perform mission assurance for the Laboratory in support of programs with applications in space, missile, shipboard, airborne, and ground-based systems. This involves ensuring that critical quality and engineering processes are in place for each program.

The successful candidate will be integrated within one or more program teams performing all Mission Assurance functions for the team. This includes collaborating with program teams to tailor and implement laboratory quality processes. It includes training engineers, technicians, and team members in processes and techniques. The candidate will actively engage with program sponsors and participate in requirements definition, design, test reviews, supplier selection and management, and pre-ship reviews. The position includes performing reliability, systems safety, and other mission assurance assessments, such as hazard analysis, reliability predictions, and failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA). The position includes identifying and mitigating program risks, disseminate lessons learned, and analyzing and partnering with teams to address system failures.

The candidate will be trained on the job to become a mission assurance engineer. This individual will, over time, become a subject matter expert in mission assurance, applying this knowledge through the program lifecycle to enable mission success for laboratory programs.

Bachelor’s degree or Master's Degree preferred in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or related field3-5 years of experience preferredFast and eager learner, hardworking, reliable, effective at multitasking, great team playerMulti-disciplinary systems thinker, good at understanding the big pictureGreat written and oral communications skills and presentation skillsProficient computer and database skillsFamiliarity with AS9100/ISO9000 and other areas of mission assurance preferredAbility to obtain and maintain a government security clearance is required

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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 (https://hr.mit.edu/benefits) for more information. As an employee of MIT, you can also take advantage of other voluntary benefits, discounts and perks (https://hr.mit.edu/benefits/additional) .

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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