Group 76--Summer Research Program Intern (Control & Autonomous Systems | Lexington, MA

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  • Location: Lexington, MA

  • Company: Mit Lincoln Laboratory

to envision and create complex demonstration prototypes (primarily unmanned) and innovative solutions to solve challenging national security problems. Applications span a diverse array of operational domains and mission areas, such as space control, missile defense, communications, and homeland protection.

The group frequently supports all phases of project development, from concept generation and analysis, through foundational research and realization in embedded hardware, to system integration and validation. Job Description Under the direction of MIT Lincoln Laboratory technical staff , the summer intern will participate in various aspects of autonomous systems development, including

the design, development, and test of software algorithms and hardware prototypes. Projects may include pointing and stabilization of space optical payloads, small satellite state estimation and control, precision navigation of autonomous aerial, ground, and underwater vehicles, coordination of teams of heterogeneous unmanned systems, and basic research pursuing efficient human-robot interaction and teaming.

Requirements The successful candidate will be pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in a relevant field such as Electrical, Mechanical or Robotics Engineering or Physics, Computer Science, or Applied Mathematics. Course work or hands-on research experience with controls, robotics,

computer vision and/or machine learning is a desired. Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level Do D 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, interaction, interactionual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U. S. citizenship is required. Requisition ID: 40654

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