Tech Staff Systems Analyst
Date: Mar 11, 2026
Location: Lexington, MA, US
Company: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
The Human Health & Performance Systems Group develops human-centered technologies to overcome operational challenges and to enhance human capability in domains of interest to national security. Our research programs focus on innovative and objective solutions in the areas of integrated wearable systems, human-machine teaming, enhanced communications, neurocognitive analytics, and medical technologies. Our group is highly interdisciplinary and includes scientific experts in physiology, cognitive science, neuroscience, psychology, biomechanics, computer science, engineering, and physics. Our core technical competencies include system-level modeling and gap analysis, advanced sensing and signal processing, machine learning and artificial intelligence, computational modeling, hardware and software prototyping, model-based systems engineering, and human data collection in laboratory and field environments.
Job Description
The Human Health & Performance Systems Group is searching for a candidate to participate in and eventually lead systems analysis projects related to neurocognitive systems, operational medical systems, and other complex human systems. Analysis could involve complex socio-technical systems modeling, mechanistic neurocognitive modeling, and other computational modeling.
The Human Health & Performance Systems Group is seeking a Technical Staff member to support systems analysis efforts over a broad range of technology areas to address key stakeholders’ needs and further the group’s core human health & performance mission areas. Example problems include:
- Assessing, developing and testing sensors and sensing architectures to enable real-time sensing of human health or performance threats
- Investigating artificial intelligence, data analytics, and sensor fusion for health & performance applications
- Evaluating technologies and architecture concepts to aid in advanced situational awareness.
Systems analysis often includes the development of models and simulations in coordination with stakeholder communities to incorporate operational constraints, requirements, and concepts of operation. The staff member may also support the design, prototyping and field testing of prototype health & performance systems.
Staff members work in a team environment to study a broad range of technical questions of importance to human health & performance. As experience is gained, the candidate will be required to interact with potential sponsors and collaboratively generate new program ideas. Systems analyst activities include data analysis, mathematical/statistical modeling, algorithm development, and modeling of technologies and human systems within a mission scenario context.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Statistics, Industrial Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Systems Engineering, General Engineering, Physics or related scientific field
- In lieu of a Ph.D., a master’s degree with 5+ years of directly related experience will be considered.
- Demonstrated skills in scientific writing and/or development and presentation of technical materials to varied audiences including the ability to clearly present concepts to a wide spectrum of audiences are required.
- Experience programming in MATLAB and/or Python
- Desirable to have experience in modeling and simulation
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.
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.
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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