Cybersecurity Researcher: Secure Systems & AI

MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory seeks an Associate Technical Staff member in the Secure Resilient Systems and Technology group to advance cybersecurity research for mission-critical systems. You will design, prototype, and evaluate secure software and embedded systems, with emphasis on Rust and C/C++, and explore AI-enabled security approaches.

The role emphasizes collaboration across disciplines, rigorous evaluation, and outcomes that translate to fielded technologies.

Qualifications

• Master's and Bachelor's degrees in CS/CE/Cybersecurity/Software Engineering with substantial relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree plus at least two years of full-time relevant professional or research experience.
• Alternative pathway with substantial professional or research experience in related fields.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, prototype, and evaluate approaches to securing software, embedded systems, and communications against threats.
• Take ownership of technical problems and project components with independent judgment.
• Develop high-quality software and experimental systems using Rust, C/C++, and related languages.
• Explore AI intersections with cybersecurity, including AI-enabled analysis and defense.
• Collaborate across cybersecurity, cryptography, AI, and other disciplines.
• Present results to stakeholders and contribute to reports, prototypes, and transition to operational use.

Skills

Rust

C/C++

Systems programming

Embedded systems

Security evaluation

Applied cryptography

Formal methods

AI cybersecurity

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Master's & Bachelor's in CS/CE/Cybersecurity/Software Engineering

Bachelor's with 2+ years relevant experience

Tools

CI/CD practices

Security testing tools

Adversarial testing

Job description

MIT Lincoln Laboratory seeks an Associate Technical Staff member in the Secure Resilient Systems and Technology group to advance cybersecurity research for mission-critical systems. You will design, prototype, and evaluate secure software and embedded systems, with emphasis on Rust and C/C++, and explore AI-enabled security approaches.

The role emphasizes collaboration across disciplines, rigorous evaluation, and outcomes that translate to fielded technologies.