AI/ML Engineer: Modeling, Data Analysis & Prototyping

MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans (medical, dental, vision)

MIT-funded pension

Matching 401K

Paid leave (vacation, sick, parental,等

Tuition reimbursement and continuing-

Job summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Advanced Concepts and Technologies Group in Lexington, MA seeks an Assistant Staff to develop and apply AI, modeling, and data-analysis methods for technology development and assessment. You will join a mission-focused team that collaborates with government sponsors to translate questions into software capabilities, models, experiments, and quantitative assessments.

You will work on deep learning, large language models, physics-based modeling, and data-driven analyses,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Operations Research, or a related technical field.
• Demonstrated programming ability in Julia, Python, or a similar language.
• Coursework, research, internship, or project experience in AI, ML, or computational decision modeling.
• Experience developing software, models, algorithms, or analytical capabilities.
• Basic knowledge of applied statistics and quantitative methods.
• Experience with structured, poorly structured, or unstructured datasets.
• Strong written and oral technical communication skills, including clear explanations of concepts.
• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to rapidly learn new technical and mission areas.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply AI, modeling, or analysis capabilities for technology development and assessment.
• Translate operational and technical questions into quantitative analyses, models, and evaluation approaches.
• Develop and evaluate AI/ML methods using deep learning, LLMs, logic models, reinforcement learning.
• Develop and integrate statistical, physics-based, and data-driven models of complex systems and operations.
• Conduct quantitative studies and experiments, analyze datasets, and extract meaningful insights.
• Develop software prototypes and analysis tools; contribute to testing, verification, and code review.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and rapidly learn new mission areas.
• Communicate technical methods, assumptions, limitations, and results clearly in documentation and briefings.

Skills

Python

Julia

AI/ML

Data analysis

Modeling

Education

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

Linux

CUDA

Job description

MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Advanced Concepts and Technologies Group in Lexington, MA seeks an Assistant Staff to develop and apply AI, modeling, and data-analysis methods for technology development and assessment. You will join a mission-focused team that collaborates with government sponsors to translate questions into software capabilities, models, experiments, and quantitative assessments.

You will work on deep learning, large language models, physics-based modeling, and data-driven analyses,