AI/ML Engineer — Systems & Simulation Innovator

RiseMe; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Pension

401K

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Mentorship

Work‑life balance

Job summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, MA is seeking an Associate Staff to develop and apply AI, modeling, and data-analysis methods for technology development and assessment. Our team works with government sponsors to understand complex operational and technical problems, develop new capabilities, and quantitatively evaluate emerging technologies and concepts.

The successful candidate will contribute across problem formulation, algorithm and software development, modeling, experimentation, and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a technical field or equivalent with strong mathematics and computing background.
• Bachelor’s degree with 2–3 years of relevant experience as alternative.
• Experience in AI/ML, data analysis, or computational decision modeling.
• Ability to formulate and solve complex problems and develop software/models.
• Strong statistical and data analysis capabilities.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Ability to work independently and with multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to quickly develop expertise in new areas.

Responsibilities

• Independently develop and apply AI, modeling, or analysis capabilities for technology development and assessment.
• Work with government sponsors and subject-matter experts to translate operational and technical questions into quantitative analyses, technical requirements, and evaluation criteria.
• Develop and evaluate AI/ML methods using deep learning, large language models, logic models, reinforcement learning, or related techniques.
• Develop and integrate statistical, physics‑based, and data‑driven models of complex systems and operations.
• Design and conduct quantitative studies and experiments, analyze datasets, quantify uncertainty, and interpret results.
• Develop software prototypes and analysis tools and contribute to software architecture, testing, verification, and documentation.
• Take ownership of focused technical tasks and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to identify approaches.
• Communicate technical methods, assumptions, limitations, results, and recommendations to sponsor and technical audiences.

Skills

Julia

Python

AI/ML proficiency

Open-ended problem solving

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

Master's or equivalent in a technical field

Bachelor's + 2-3 years relevant experience

Job description

MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, MA is seeking an Associate Staff to develop and apply AI, modeling, and data-analysis methods for technology development and assessment. Our team works with government sponsors to understand complex operational and technical problems, develop new capabilities, and quantitatively evaluate emerging technologies and concepts.

The successful candidate will contribute across problem formulation, algorithm and software development, modeling, experimentation, and