Group 59 – Cybersystems Exploitation – CO-OP (January-June 2025) at MIT Lincoln Laboratory – Lexington, MA, USA

The Cyber ​​​​System Assessments Group performs software and hardware reverse engineering, vulnerability research and discovery, and systems exploitation. We develop and prototype advanced capabilities for our U.S. Government operating partners. We search for, find, and demonstrate cyber vulnerabilities so that vulnerabilities in U.S. systems can be corrected and vulnerabilities in other systems can be better understood. U.S. government leaders rely on us for our expert guidance, and our technical role with our U.S. Government sponsors is considered critical to the success of their missions.

Job description

As a Cyber ​​System Exploitation Co-Op, you will work with a team of experts to conduct research and development related to compromise detection for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Your project will build your technical skills and experience across multiple lines of effort, including web service development, creating novel compromise detection techniques, and investigating current trends in IoT device exploitation.

Desired technical skills:

• Internal working of Linux OS
• Git
• Dock worker
• Common exploitation techniques
• Python
• Django
• Respond
• Technical writing/presentation

This position will be filled for cooperative projects running from January to June 2025. There is a possibility for a hybrid work arrangement for this cooperative.

Requirements

Applicants must have a third- or fourth-year bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, physics, or a similar technical program.

Selected candidates will be subject to a pre-appointment background check and must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD secret security clearance.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an equal opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination 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.

Application ID: 41395