Assistant Staff (Space Tactics and Test)

National MS Society; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Pension

401K

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Mentorship

Work-life balance

Job summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory seeks a skilled Assistant Staff for Space Tactics and Test in Lexington, MA. You will collaborate with technical leads to architect and execute initiatives, develop solutions, and document progress through briefings and presentations.

Responsibilities include data analysis, algorithm development, and exploring new technical areas to advance the group’s mission, with opportunities to contribute to high-impact defense projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physics, Mathematics or Applied Mathematics
• Clear evidence of academic excellence
• Demonstrated ability to understand and explain complex technical ideas
• Familiarity with high level programming languages (Python, Java, etc.) to solve scientific or engineering modeling or data analysis problems
• Intellectual curiosity and desire to lead exploration into new technical areas in support of the group's mission

Responsibilities

• Architect and execute the group's technical initiatives with project leads.
• Develop technical solutions to challenging problems and document work through briefings and presentations.
• Work on data analysis and algorithm development to support the group's research efforts.

Skills

Physics degree

Mathematics degree

Applied mathematics

Python

Java

Data analysis

Education

Bachelors in Physics

Bachelors in Mathematics

Applied Mathematics

Job description

Assistant Staff (Space Tactics and Test)

Date: Sep 17, 2026

Location: Lexington, MA, US

Company: MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Group 93, Space Tactics and Test, enables decisive space-domain action through the development, operation and test of integrated sensing, command and control, and response systems. The space domain and the services provided by our Nation's satellites are critical to the joint fight and the American way-of-life. Increasingly these services and satellites are threatened by our global competitors. On behalf of our sponsors, Group 93 is accelerating the delivery of critical capabilities to ensure our continued freedom of action in space.

Job Description

Group 93 is seeking a uniquely skilled individual to join our team as a member of the Assistant Technical Staff. In this role, you will leverage your technical proficiency to help architect execute the group's technical initiatives. You will work with technical leads for the group's projects to develop technical solutions to the toughest problems facing the military. You will provide documentation of your technical work, through briefings and presentations. You will work on data analysis and algorithm development to support the group's research efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelors in Physics, Mathematics or Applied Mathematics
• Clear evidence of academic excellence
• Demonstrated ability to understand and explain complex technical ideas
• Familiarity with high level programming languages (Python, Java, etc.) to solve scientific or engineering modeling or data analysis problems
• Intellectual curiosity and desire to lead exploration into new technical areas in support of the group's mission

Preferred Qualifications

• Course work in a technical area related to the Group's mission, such as, signal processing, dynamical modeling, high volume data analytics
• Knowledge of optical, radar or passive RF sensors
• Understanding of orbital astrodynamics

Recent Graduate Hiring Range: $100,200-$120,000

Experienced Hiring Range: $100,200-$150,000

Disclaimer

Disclaimer: MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides a typical hiring range as a good faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including-but not limited to-the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. This range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits.

Benefits

At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance. Benefits offered to employees include:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
• MIT-funded pension
• Matching 401K
• Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
• Mentorship programs
• A range of work-life balance options
• ... and much more!

Please visit our Benefits pagefor more information. As an employee of MIT, you can also take advantage ofother voluntary benefits, discounts and perks.

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.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.

Requisition ID: 43241

Nearest Major Market: Boston

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