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Student Technical Assistant, Computational Scientist/Engineer (Supercomputing Center - Group 05-99)

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Lexington, MAInternship$25.5–43.5/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$25.5–43.5/hr
Location
Lexington, MA
Role Type
Internship
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Security clearance, required

Job overview

The Student Technical Assistant will support research and development of technologies for interactive supercomputing, big data, and online educational technology. Interns study, develop, prototype, and characterize new technologies, working with a mentored team. The role offers educational opportunities and seeks motivated computational science and engineering interns interested in developing next-generation supercomputing technologies and publishing research results.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Parallel Computing, nice to haveMathematical Data Analysis, nice to haveState-of-the-Art Systems, nice to haveResearch Publishing, nice to have

Qualifications

BS, MS, or PhD in Computational Science, Engineering or Mathematics, requiredSecret DoD Security Clearance, requiredU.S. Citizenship, required

Full job description

The Lincoln Laboratory Supercomputing Center (LLSC) team is a world leader in interactive supercomputing, big data technologies, and online education. Our team analyzes, architects, builds, and transitions technology, algorithms, and systems to our user base of 1000+ brilliant MIT researchers. We develop leading edge, supercomputing solutions to satisfy the Nation's most difficult problems. Our supercomputing team is completely vertically integrated and we innovate at every level of the supercomputing system from reducing the environmental impact of our systems with innovative data center technologies to collaborating with world-class cyber security experts to make our systems more resilient, from developing revolutionary programming environments to make supercomputing easier for scientists and engineers. Our supercomputing researchers publish extensively both independently and in collaboration with our users. Our team runs the largest computing conference in New England where our researchers share their research with supercomputing peers. As leading contributors, the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (the largest and greenest open research data center in the World) and the MIT Lincoln Laboratory BeaverWorks, we are well-positioned to grow our capability both technically and intellectually.

Position Description

As a Student Technical Assistant, you will assist in the study, development, prototyping, and characterization of new technologies for interactive supercomputing, big data technologies, and/or online educational technology. We seek highly motivated computational science and engineering interns who want to develop the next generation of supercomputing technologies. Important skills include: parallel computing expertise; mathematical analysis of data across a range of applications; experience working with state-of-the-art systems; and a strong interest in publishing the results in a conferences and journals. Each selected intern will be mentored by a staff member and placed in a team to conduct research and development in one of the above and other related areas. Interns will participate fully in our team’s activities, which include plenty of educational opportunities including seminars, tours, etc.

Requirements: Candidates should be working towards a BS (junior year or later preferred), MS, or PHD in computational science, engineering or mathematics.

Compensation

Hourly pay rates are based on the highest academic year or degree completed.

Freshman year completed: $25.50/hour

Sophomore year completed: $27.50/hour

Junior year completed: $29.50/hour

4th year of 5-year program completed, no degree conferred: $32.50/hour

Bachelors completed: $34.50/hour

Bachelors + 1, one year of graduate study completed: $36.50/hour

Bachelors + 2, two years of graduate study completed: $38.00/hour

MS completed: $39.00/hour

MS + 1, one year of graduate study completed after the MS: $41.00/hour

MS + 2, two years of graduate study completed after the MS: $42.50/hour

MS + 3, three years of graduate study completed after the MS: $43.50/hour

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.

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How this job compares

Set against the 2,122 open Engineering Intern jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$25.5–43.5/hr
  • Massachusetts median$25–38/hr50 hourly ranges
  • US median$23–30/hr1,138 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $34.50/hr, is 10% above the Massachusetts median midpoint ($32/hr) — in the top quarter of Engineering Intern hourly ranges in Massachusetts.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 65 open Engineering Intern jobs in Massachusetts and 2,122 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
Engineering Intern postings that state a minimum ask for 0 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 0 to 1 year (33 postings).
Education
710 of the 2,122 open Engineering Intern jobs (33%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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