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MIT Lincoln Laboratory · 3 months ago

Group 05-59 | SRP Intern | Cyber System Assessments | Summer 2026

Lexington, MA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$24.50/hr - $43/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is a leading research institution focused on national security challenges. They are seeking a Cyber System Exploitation Intern to contribute to the development of cybersecurity tools and techniques, performing reverse engineering and exploiting software and hardware systems important to U.S. government operations.

BiotechnologyInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Contributing to the development of cybersecurity tools and techniques

Performing reverse engineering and exploiting software and hardware systems important to the U.S government operations and critical to the defense of our nation

Researching cyber tool prototyping and technical analysis of offensive or defensive cyber tools and systems

Automated vulnerability discovery, reverse engineering, software protection mechanisms, static analysis, and dynamic instrumentation

Communicating research to non-domain experts through writing, public presentations, and hands-on training sessions

Qualification

Reverse EngineeringVulnerability AssessmentPythonC/C++Version Control SystemsDebuggersNetwork Protocol AnalysisOperating System InternalsSoft Skills

Required

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related coursework in at least two of the following topic areas: Operating Systems, Distributed Systems, Programming Languages, Mathematics or Algorithms

Proficiency in Python and C/C++ programming, or similar languages

Must be a rising college junior or senior in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related program

Preference will be given to rising seniors

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

Preferred

Version Control Systems (Git)

Dissassemblers/Decompilers (Ghidra, IDAPro)

Debuggers (WinDbg, GDB)

Programming Languages (C/C++, Python)

Infrastructure/Container Provisioning/Orchestration Systems (Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker)

Network Protocol Analysis (Wireshark, Tcpdump)

Emulator/Virtualization Technologies (VMWare, QEMU)

Operating System Internals

Reverse Engineering of Embedded Systems Firmware, Malicious Code, Mobile Applications, and More + Vulnerability Assessment

Statistics and Metrics

SAT/SMT Solvers

Symbolic Execution

Data-flow Analysis for Compiled Binaries

Binary Intermediate Representations

Binary Translation

Compiler Construction

Anti-debugging/Anti-instrumentation Techniques

Network and Host Security Products

Vulnerability Assessment

Benefits

Housing support is available for eligible non-local interns, including access to discounted university housing in Boston and a one-time taxable relocation payment.

Complimentary daily shuttle transportation is provided from Boston-based housing to and from the Lab.