Group 38 | SRP Intern | Interceptor and Sensor Technology | Summer 2026

Are you ready to take your summer internship to the next level? Join the Interceptor and Sensor Technology Group and work on groundbreaking projects that shape the future of technology and defense. As a summer intern, you'll collaborate with our dynamic and innovative teams on thrilling projects including space systems, airborne platforms, hypersonic vehicles, rockets, navigation guidance and control, and optical sensor technology.

Imagine being part of a multidisciplinary team that develops advanced sensor capabilities, designs hypersonic vehicles, and analyzes space missions. You'll get hands-on experience with real research that directly impacts national-level technology and defense programs. From prototyping cutting-edge electro-optical sensors and creating innovative algorithms to conducting hands-on laboratory testing and phenomenology, your work will be both exciting and meaningful. Or join our analysis teams to dive into immersive mission simulations and modeling, participate in real-world field and flight tests, and uncover valuable insights through in-depth data analysis and exploitation.

This is your chance to engage in real-world projects, gain invaluable experience, and make a tangible impact. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to work on the forefront of technology and defense. Apply now and be part of something truly extraordinary!

The Interceptor and Sensors Technology Group seeks summer interns to work with our dynamic and innovative teams on creative and exciting space, airborne, hypersonic, rocket, control, and optical technology projects. The candidate will join a multidisciplinary team developing capabilities to support advanced sensor, hypersonic, or space vehicle design and analysis projects. Project opportunities will vary among advanced algorithm development, phenomenology modeling and exploitation, modeling of sensor performance, guidance algorithms, real-time algorithm and signal processing, and experimentation with optical systems.

Project Examples:

• Analysis
  
  
  
  • Analyze performance and feasibility of a new rocket booster or hypersonic vehicle
  • Analyze flight times/trajectory design of a new rocket booster or hypersonic vehicle
  • Perform space sensor concept orbit analysis or earth imaging sensor analysis
  
  
  
  
• Hardware/Field Testing
  
  
  
  • Work with mentor or team on novel hardware concept that could be carried on a sounding balloon or cubesat
  • Work with one of our sensor systems in our laboratory spaces to characterize capability
  
  
  
  
• Algorithm Development
  
  
  
  • Work with simulated and/or real data and applying image recognition AI or other novel algorithms to various potential missions
  • Work with simulated and/or real vehicle orbital or hypersonic trajectory data developing novel flight, or guidance and control algorithms
  
  
  
  

Candidate should be pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD. in Computer Science/Engineering, Software Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aero/Astro Engineering or similar. Programming ability in Matlab, C++ or similar is desirable.

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: 42286