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Winter 2027 Systems Engineer Co-op

Quincy, MA (QCY-01)💼 Full-time💰 $40–$40🗓 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-26

Core

Support multi-disciplinary engineering teams in developing and delivering complex hardware and software programs for defense systems, from pre-award demonstrations through full execution.

Role type

Systems Engineer Co-op (Defense Technology)

Builds

Integrated hardware and software solutions for military systems

Domain

Defense technology, aerospace, and advanced systems engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Systems engineering fundamentals, requirements decomposition, trade study analysis, design review support, test planning, cross-disciplinary integration, technical documentation

Preferred skills

Hardware/software systems development experience, knowledge of qualification/acceptance testing standards, familiarity with U.S. government contract structures, complex systems development tradeoff analysis

Technologies

Lattice OS, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, networking

Responsibilities

Perform system-level trade studies balancing risk, cost, and performance; decompose complex system requirements into executable sub-requirements; prepare technical materials for design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR); support development of qualification or acceptance test requirements; work across disciplines to support subsystem integration; develop technical briefings for program status updates

Seniority

Co-op, undergraduate/graduate student

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