UAV Development, Prototyping, and Testing; Visiting Scientist
Listed on 2026-09-02
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Engineering
Robotics, Research Scientist
Advanced Capabilities And Systems Group
The Advanced Capabilities and Systems Group is an agile, innovative, multi-disciplinary team developing novel system and technology concepts that address the nation’s critical security challenges. The Group leverages focused analysis to understand solutions to defense and intelligence problems and then develops the solutions in a fast cycle of experimentation, prototyping, and testing. The Group supports the Army, Air Force, Navy, Special Operations Forces, the Intelligence Community, and other government agencies in a wide variety of prototyping efforts.
The Group consists of talented technical staff with expertise in electromagnetics, signal processing, radio frequency systems, antenna design, acoustics, EO/IR imaging, statistics, optimization, machine learning, UAS development, autonomous control, flight testing, software engineering, and embedded systems.
The Advanced Capabilities and Systems Group is an agile, innovative, multi-disciplinary team developing novel system and technology concepts that address the nation’s critical security challenges. The Group leverages focused analysis to understand solutions to defense and intelligence problems and then develops the solutions in a fast cycle of experimentation, prototyping, and testing. The Group supports the Army, Air Force, Navy, Special Operations Forces, the Intelligence Community, and other government agencies in a wide variety of prototyping efforts.
The Group consists of talented technical staff with expertise in electromagnetics, signal processing, radio frequency systems, antenna design, acoustics, EO/IR imaging, statistics, optimization, machine learning, UAS development, autonomous control, flight testing, software engineering, and embedded systems.
The Advanced Capabilities & Systems Group is seeking a highly motivated visiting scientist. As a visiting scientist, you'll be contributing to research and development of artificial intelligence (AI) created low-cost, easy-to-manufacture uncrewed airborne vehicles (UAV) needed to support critical Department of War (DoW) programs and mission. The UAVs will leverage sensors across different modalities (RF, EO/IR, acoustic, etc.) and advanced electronic attack/protections (EA/EP) systems.
Research to develop UAS designs can be expanded to other domains including uncrewed surface and underwater vehicles (USV/UUV). Successful candidates will work with teams to rapidly develop, integrate, prototype, and test complete systems to be transitioned for use by U.S service members.
- Ph.D. degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or related degree; MS candidates with additional related experience will be considered
- Experience with sensor development and integration including radar, passive RF receivers, EO/IR cameras, or acoustics
- Hands on experience designing, prototyping, and field-testing air, ground, surface, or underwater vehicles.
- Candidates should have strong skills in the development and presentation of technical materials to varied audiences.
- Candidates should demonstrate strong teamwork skills with the ability to work productively and collaboratively with other team members
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance required
Recent Graduate Hiring Range: $145,200-$170,000
Experienced Hiring Range: $145,200-$220,000
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.
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