Technical Staff

Technical Staff - Digital Engineering Lead (Digital Engineering Center)
Salary: €145,200 - 170,000 yearly
Azienda: Mit Media Lab Tipo Lavoro: Full Time Italy
Position Description
MIT Lincoln Laboratory is transforming how advanced defense technologies are conceived, developed, and delivered. Digital Engineering is a key enabler of this transformation, improving collaboration, accelerating innovation, reducing technical risk, and enhancing mission impact. The Laboratory's Digital Engineering Center (DEC) is seeking a visionary engineer and change leader to drive Digital Engineering adoption across the Laboratory and help shape the future of Digital Engineering within the Department of Defense (DoD). As adoption of digital engineering methodologies accelerates, Lincoln Laboratory is uniquely positioned to demonstrate how these methodologies can transform rapid prototyping, advanced technology development, and mission delivery. This is a highly visible role that combines technical leadership, organizational transformation, and strategic engagement with sponsors and Laboratory leadership.
Unique aspects of this role
Influence Digital Engineering adoption across one of the nation's premier defense research and prototyping organizations
Engage directly with Laboratory leadership, program leaders, sponsors, and Department of Defense stakeholders
Shape Laboratory-wide engineering strategy, standards, and practices
Influence future DoD Digital Engineering and acquisition approaches
Work in a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary environment focused on solving nationally significant challenges
The successful candidate will help define how Digital Engineering is applied to some of the nation's most challenging defense technology problems while shaping engineering practices that influence both the Laboratory and the broader DoD community.
Success will include
Elevating Laboratory-wide and national awareness of DEC Digital Engineering initiatives, capabilities, and successes, strengthening the Laboratory's reputation as a leader in Digital Engineering innovation
Building trust, influencing decisions, and driving change across diverse stakeholders without direct authority
Accelerating the adoption and sustained use of Digital Engineering practices across Laboratory programs, resulting in measurable improvements in engineering efficiency, collaboration, and mission outcomes
Establishing and institutionalizing scalable Digital Engineering standard practices and governance frameworks that enable consistent, sustainable transformation
Delivering measurable improvements in program execution, technical decision-making, knowledge sharing, and cross-functional collaboration through Digital Engineering approaches
Expanding the Laboratory's influence and engagement in Department of Defense Digital Engineering initiatives, shaping strategy, standards, and future acquisition approaches
Building enduring partnerships across the Laboratory, sponsors, and external stakeholders that create long-term momentum for Digital Engineering transformation
Characteristics of Successful Candidates
Curiosity and passion for emerging engineering technologies
Comfort navigating ambiguity and organizational change
Ability to build trust and credibility across diverse technical communities
Bias toward action and measurable outcomes
Strong systems thinking and strategic perspective
Deep understanding of rapid prototyping environments, with the ability to challenge conventional approaches while building trust and maintaining strong partnerships
Primary Responsibilities
Lead the transformation of Laboratory prototyping through the adoption and effective application of Digital Engineering practices, serving as a trusted advisor to program teams and engineering leadership
Partner with program leadership to develop and execute Digital Engineering strategies, plans, and adoption roadmaps that improve program execution, collaboration, traceability, and decision-making
Build strong relationships with engineers, technical leaders, and program managers to identify opportunities for DE application, overcome adoption barriers, and drive measurable program impact
Provide technical leadership, coaching, and targeted hands-on support to program teams in the application of Digital Engineering tools, methodologies, and standard practices
Collaborate with Functional Leads, Subject Matter experts, and the DEC adoption team to develop, validate, and institutionalize scalable Digital Engineering capabilities, processes, and standard practices
Measure, communicate, and promote the value of Digital Engineering by documenting benefits, gathering stakeholder feedback, and driving continuous improvement of Digital Engineering capabilities and adoption approaches
Influence Laboratory-wide Digital Engineering strategy by identifying opportunities to improve engineering effective