Apply on Employer Site

MIT Lincoln Laboratory · 8 hours ago

Group 04-46 | SRP Intern | Homeland Protection Systems | Summer 2026

Lexington, MA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$24.50/hr - $43/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is a research and development center that collaborates with U.S. government agencies and military partners to address national security challenges. The SRP Intern will assist with projects focusing on machine learning applications in homeland security, working in a team-oriented environment to tackle real-world datasets.

BiotechnologyInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Assist with projects addressing homeland security challenges with machine learning

Engage in hands-on research on state-of-the-art algorithms in computer vision, reinforcement learning, and/or representation learning applied to challenging, real-world datasets

Work in a team-oriented development environment

Qualification

PythonMachine learning librariesSoftware engineering conceptsData analysis librariesLinux systemsTeam-oriented development

Required

Proficient in Python

Experience with one or more machine learning and data science libraries such as PyTorch (possibly PyTorch Lightning) and Scikit-learn

Experience with software engineering concepts, including version control (e.g., Git), and unit testing

Candidates must be in the process of earning a Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in a Computer Science, Statistics, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field

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

U.S. citizenship is required

Preferred

Proficient with data analysis libraries (e.g., Pandas, Polars) or languages (e.g., Matlab, Julia)

Experience with applying ML algorithms to real-world datasets

Experience with Linux systems

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.