Employment
Engineering – Division 7
The Engineering Division, working in partnership with all the other MIT Lincoln Laboratory divisions, designs and builds advanced technology systems of national importance. Projects include space and aircraft payloads and ground-based systems. The division's expertise includes mechanical, fabrication, aero, thermal, optical, and control systems engineering. The division's groups work in cross-divisional teams supporting a wide range of projects. Special emphasis is placed on the integration of design and analysis capabilities to support the rapid prototyping of hardware systems.
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Group 71—Mechanical Engineering
The Mechanical Engineering Group focuses on developing innovative designs for mechanical systems. The group has expertise in static, dynamic, and thermoelastic analyses; tribology; and mechanical design for systems ranging from large antenna structures to mechanisms and optical systems. The group is the Engineering Division's center for 3D computer-aided design. It also provides electronics packaging and cable design for airborne and space systems. Example projects include airborne and space-based laser communications systems, biological agent detectors and identifiers, and large radar antenna systems.
Group 72—Fabrication Engineering
The Fabrication Engineering Group provides fabrication engineering and materials management for both mechanical and electronic projects by using state-of-the-art technology. The group is involved from the initial design through manufacturing, assembly, integration, and test, and works with program teams to influence schedule and budget. The group continually investigates innovative fabrication technologies to assess their utility for Laboratory efforts. Facilities include a machine shop with a wide range of computer-aided machine tools, plus sheet metal, polymer, and mechanical inspection facilities. In the electronics area, capabilities include circuit-board design, assembly, inspection, and failure analysis. The group also supports the Laboratory's environmental test requirements with vibration shakers, thermal chambers, vacuum chambers, and clean rooms.
Group 75—Optical Systems Engineering
The Optical Systems Engineering Group applies various aspects of mechanical and optical engineering to the development of space-borne, airborne, and terrestrial optical systems. The group also leads system engineering and payload development for a variety of Laboratory programs. Expertise includes integrated analysis capabilities combining structural and thermal analyses with optical ray tracing, as well as stray light and optical performance analyses. These analysis tools support optomechanical design and a wide range of testing activities. Example projects include satellite-based passive imaging sensors and optics for space and ground laser communications systems.
Group 76—Control Systems Engineering
The Control Systems Engineering Group has expertise in pointing and stabilization for radars and optical systems, embedded servo control systems, space-qualified electronics, real-time programming, airborne stabilization systems, mechanism control, and power electronics. Example projects include controller, power, and telemetry electronics hardware and software for Laboratory space payloads; stabilization and pointing control systems for airborne laser radars and imaging sensors; and pointing and stabilization systems for terrestrial and shipboard radar antennas. The group is also heavily involved in the development and testing of a wide variety of missile defense payloads.
Group 77—Rapid Prototyping
The Rapid Prototyping Group focuses on partnering with groups across the Laboratory to execute rapid prototyping efforts. The group works on a wide variety of programs, delivering new advanced technology capabilities in timelines typically under a year. This newly formed group will lead and coordinate various activities: mechanical system design and fabrication, electronics system design and fabrication, system engineering, integration into aircraft and other platforms, and laboratory and field testing. The group will participate in teams, utilizing resources from both the Engineering Division and mission area groups to successfully execute fast-paced development and demonstration efforts.
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