Facility Manager

Date: May 11, 2026

Location: Lexington, MA, US

Company: MIT Lincoln Laboratory

The Tactical Defense Systems Group drives innovation in air defense to enhance U.S. Air Force operations. We design, develop, and test specialized instrumentation and prototype systems through flight, field, and laboratory campaigns using highly instrumented aircraft and advanced ground systems. Our work addresses critical challenges in air vehicle survivability, electronic countermeasure development, and testing infrastructure, delivering precise answers to Air Force partners. Join us to tackle meaningful challenges and drive innovation in national security in a dynamic mission-driven environment. 

Position Description

The 1718 Building Manager position for G108 oversees building operations, maintenance, and a team of technicians supporting dedicated prototyping and system development activities. This position ensures optimal performance of dynamic mission teams, facilitates electrical/ mechanical systems for optics and RF labs and specialized laboratory infrastructure, while coordinating preventive maintenance, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations and security protocols. The role requires strong leadership and technical expertise to maintain a mission-ready environment that enables uninterrupted prototyping and test operations. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Associates Degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or equivalent practical experience with five or more years of experience in electronics or RF/IR prototype development
• Significant professional or academic experience in at least two of the following areas, and some familiarity and career interest in several others:
• Test design, procedure development, and execution
• RF system and/or high-speed digital system design, fabrication, and test
• Ground support equipment development for ground and airborne systems
• Electronics: PCBA (printed circuit board assembly) level testing, prototype test development and execution
• Development of design drawings and documentation via Vizio and other tools
• 3D printing capability to assist in prototyping efforts
• Facilitates hardware assembly in support of program needs
• Rapid troubleshooting of systems

Additional Experience

Demonstrated operations management experience: 

• Ability to act as a closed area custodian
• Control and maintains building access lists, door combinations, and oversight of security containers
• Experience working with technicians in IR/RF prototyping
• Ability to plan projects and assign sub-tasks
• Works closely with Technical Staff and Group Office to prioritize efforts
• Capable of assisting in logistics pertaining to building operations (e.g., work orders, deliveries, and building maintenance)
• Facilitates visitor paperwork and badging when required
• Works closely with IT team to maintain building infrastructure including networks and equipment

Additional Information

• Limited travel required to support deployment of systems and assisting in operations/testing

Demonstrable ability to: 

• Work responsibly and safely in laboratory and assembly environments
• Develop respectful, productive working relationships
• Communicate clearly, precisely, and concisely to technical and non-technical audiences
• Solve broad and/or complex technical or engineering problems
• Learn and apply advanced technical knowledge quickly and proficiently
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance highly desired
• Demonstrable knowledge of laboratory service areas and contact points highly desired

Hiring Range: $100,600 - $136,200

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 will obtain and maintain a Secret clearance to start but must be willing and able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret level DoD security clearance with compartmented program eligibility in the future.

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.

Requisition ID: 42996 

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