Hardware Integration Specialist

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mitreBedford (MA)

Computer Hardware Engineers Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing

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$125,000 - $150,000 Annual

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About the role

At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We're a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies – collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation's health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose — and help shape the future. The Mechanical and Reliability Department provides innovative solutions for electronic prototypes designed for advanced sensing, communication, and navigation systems. Areas of expertise include ground, airborne and shipboard systems. Engineers from the group are critical to all aspects of prototype or system development beginning with conceptual design, continuing through detail design, system integration and test, fabrication, and environmental testing. We provide technical guidance through rigorous analytical, physical, and computational methods with data driven products to enhance decision making and risk management.

Roles & Responsibilities: MITRE is seeking a hands-on Engineering Assistant / Hardware Integration Specialist to support the design, integration, modification, testing, and sustainment of prototype and operational electronic systems. This role is ideal for a technically versatile practitioner who can bridge lab operations, hardware fabrication, electronics troubleshooting, RF test support, logistics, and field experimentation. The successful candidate will bring practical experience across electronic hardware integration, rapid prototyping, circuit analysis /debug, rework soldering, and precision test and measurement. This person will work closely with engineers and project teams to build, modify, evaluate, and transition hardware solutions in support of national security sponsors.

Key Responsibilities:

Support the integration, modification, and troubleshooting of modular electronic and RF hardware systems
Assess electronic prototype designs for viability and manufacturability
Independently analyze project scope, build/assemble electro-mechanical prototype hardware, make appropriate adjustments in the absence of detailed documentation
Perform equipment testing, integration, and RF test support for developmental systems
Troubleshoot complex design issues, linearity/noise challenges and implementation constraints to ensure robust prototypes
Support breadboard testing, schematic component selection, and bench-level circuit debug
Conduct hands-on activities such as soldering, cable fabrication and hardware salvage/repair
Assist with rapid prototyping efforts across electronics, packaging, and hardware system support
Provide operational support for fabrication labs, equipment calibration, and test environments
Coordinate logistics activities including equipment tracking, lab inventory, and purchasing
Prepare systems and hardware for field experiments, demonstrations, and sponsor engagements
Partner with multidisciplinary engineering teams to transition concepts into usable prototypes and technical capabilities
Document prototype hardware configurations, test procedures, integration findings, and sustainment recommendations
Provide technical guidance and mentorship for junior technical staff
Travel for field testing and demonstration support up to 20% time

Basic Qualifications:

Associate's degree in engineering technology, electronics, or related field; equivalent practical experience may be considered
Demonstrated experience with electronics hardware integration and bench-level troubleshooting
Experience supporting prototype development, equipment testing, or lab/fabrication operations
Working knowledge of: Soldering and rework
Circuit Analysis and RF TheoryTest and measurement (expert in use of tools such as logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, waveform generator, network analyzer, EMI meter)RF test support
System integration and modification
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail functions of role
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapting to changing priorities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance. This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior experience in a calibration, metrology, or military electronics maintenance environment. Experience supporting field experiments or deployed technical demonstrations
Familiarity with RF systems, antennas, waveform test environments, or EW-related hardware.
Experience in fabrication lab operations, electronics assembly, or environmental/test support
Background in equipment repair, salvage, or sustainment engineering
Experience collaborating with engineers across mechanical, electrical, RF, and systems integration disciplines

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):SecretThis requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):NoneSalary compensation range and midpoint:$100,000 - $125,000 - $150,000 Annual

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