Opportunity type
Internship
Cause areas
Information security
AI safety & policy
Routes to impact
Skill-building & building career capital
Testing your fit for a certain career path
Skill set
Information security
Software engineering
Conceptual & empirical research
Location
Lexington, Massachusetts
Description
MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s Cyber System Assessments Group is seeking a co-op for January–June 2026 to support software/hardware reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and system exploitation for U.S. government partners.
- Work on cutting-edge cyber vulnerability discovery and system exploitation projects.
- Collaborate with experts to help secure U.S. systems and understand vulnerabilities in others.
- Open to junior/senior undergraduates or graduate students in technical fields (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics).
- Compensation ranges from $24.50–$31.00/hr (technical co-op, based on year in school).
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a Secret DoD security clearance are required.
Apply or learn more at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory careers page.
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