Prototype Software Development

The Air Traffic Control and Weather Systems Group is developing a range of advanced aviation weather and decision support technologies to improve air transportation safety, efficiency, and cyber-resiliency. The candidate will participate on a product development team and support multiple aspects of the project, including designing and implementing algorithms and graphical user interfaces, engineering real-time systems, testing components, and documenting software. Prototype software development is an important aspect of our work. The successful candidate will participate on a product development team and may support multiple aspects of a project, including design and implementation of algorithms and graphical user interfaces, engineering of real-time software systems, testing of software components, assisting with software hardening for technology transition to external users.

• MS in Computer Science or related STEM discipline, or a BS with 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Proficiency in one or more of the following software languages: Python, C/C++, Java, JavaScript, MATLAB
• Proficiency in web and/or graphical user interface development frameworks/libraries: React, Vue.js
• Experience with virtualized software environments
• Experience with software containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with modern software DevSecOps pipelines
• Strong communication and teaming skills

Desired Skills:

• Cloud-based software architectures and deployments
• Proficiency working with Python-based AI and machine learning software packages: NumPy, Tensorflow, Keras, PyTorch, Scikit-learn

Recent Graduate Hiring Range: $116,400 - $140,000

Experienced Hiring Range: $116,400 - $182,200

Disclaimer: MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides a typical hiring range as a good faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including-but not limited to-the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. This range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits.

At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance. Benefits offered to employees include:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
• MIT-funded pension
• Matching 401K
• Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
• Mentorship programs
• A range of work-life balance options
• … and much more!

Please visit our Benefits page for more information. As an employee of MIT, you can also take advantage of other voluntary benefits, discounts and perks.

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.