Cleared jobs in Massachusetts.
1575 active postings that name a security clearance or Public Trust requirement. RTX (Raytheon / Collins / Pratt & Whitney) is hiring the most of them, and Boston area holds the largest share of the work. Rebuilt daily from GovCon career pages.
Employers with indexed openings in Massachusetts include RTX (Raytheon / Collins / Pratt & Whitney), GD Mission Systems, and MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Compare the individual postings for duties and security requirements. Read the market context.
Who’s hiring
Where the work is
- Boston area1037
Clearance mix
- Secret1251
- Top Secret218
- TS/SCI67
- Confidential19
- Public Trust10
- TS/SCI + CI Poly9
- TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly1
Open cleared jobs in Massachusetts
Applied AI/ML Researcher
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USTop SecretMaterials Microelectronics Engineer
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretOperations Administrator - Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretEdge AI Research Engineer-Associate Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretPCB Process Engineer - Specialist II
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretQuantum Optics Communication Engineer-Technical Staff
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MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretSystems Administrator-IT-IC3, Group 95 (Top Secret)
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USTS/SCITalent Management Program Administrator
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretSystems Analyst-Technical Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretElectrical Engineer-Associate Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretNanofabrication Process Engineer
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretTechnical Staff - Digital Engineering Lead (Digital Engineering Center)
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretTech Staff - Computational Biologist
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretSystems Administrator
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretSystems Engineer-Technical Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretEmbedded Systems Specialist
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretAI/ML Research Scientist
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USTS/SCIWide Bandgap Semiconductor Device and Process Integration Engineer
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretRF Engineer-Associate Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretWireless Communications Engineer & Analyst-Technical Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretAirborne Radar Systems and Techniques Intern (Summer 2027) - Group 105
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretTechnical Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretInformation Systems Security Manager
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecret75: Systems Engineer - Associate Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretSummer Research Program Intern 2027, Electronics for Contested Space (Group 09-94)
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretAsst Group Leader G71
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretSpecial Security Representative
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USTop SecretOptical Engineering Intern - Optical Engineer (Summer 2027) - Group 78
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretSummer Research Program Intern 2027, Interceptor and Sensor Technology (Group 03-38)
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretSystems Analyst-Associate Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USTop SecretSystems Analyst-Technical Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USTop SecretAssociate Staff - Systems Engineering
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretAI/ML Engineer - Technical Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretAI/ML Engineer - Associate Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretAI/ML Engineer - Assistant Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretG94 Technician A (Electronic)
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USTop SecretSatellite Communication Systems-Technical Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretSystems Administrator
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretPhotonic Integrated Circuit Fabrication
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretAssistant Business Manager
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretAirborne Testbed Engineer-Associate Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USTop SecretRapid Prototyping Aero/Mech Co-Op (Fall 2026) - Group 77
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretTechnician B (E-M)
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretElectrical Engineer
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretSoftware Engineer
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretSpace Systems Researcher / Engineer (Tech Staff)
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USTop SecretData Scientist
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretSystems Administrator
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USSecretAI/ML Research Scientist
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Lexington, MA, USTop Secret
Massachusetts's defense market and your job search
Defense spending in Massachusetts
The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation reports approximately $16.6 billion in defense spending in Massachusetts for fiscal year 2024, including $14.7 billion in contract obligations. Total spending includes contracts, grants and personnel payroll. This historical spending measure provides economic context; it does not measure current vacancies or the number of jobs requiring a clearance.
Sources: OLDCC Defense Spending by State, FY 2024, summary table
Roles in this hiring snapshot
Examples from the postings shown here include Applied AI/ML Researcher, Materials Microelectronics Engineer, and Operations Administrator - Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). These are a sample of the indexed openings. Compare each employer's description for the worksite, required experience, clearance eligibility and any polygraph requirement.
Sources: Applied AI/ML Researcher; Materials Microelectronics Engineer; Operations Administrator - Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Background sources reviewed by ClearMatch on .
Cleared work in Massachusetts, answered
- Which security requirements appear in cleared jobs in Massachusetts?
- Secret is the most common requirement, on 1251 of the 1575 active cleared postings we track in Massachusetts. The full mix runs Secret (1251), Top Secret (218), TS/SCI (67), Confidential (19), Public Trust (10), TS/SCI + CI Poly (9), TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly (1).
- Which employers are hiring cleared talent in Massachusetts?
- RTX (Raytheon / Collins / Pratt & Whitney) (459 open), GD Mission Systems (241 open), MIT Lincoln Laboratory (206 open), Odyssey Systems Consulting Group (69 open), Anduril Industries (64 open). These come straight from each employer's own careers site, so the counts move daily.
- Where in Massachusetts is cleared work concentrated?
- Boston area (1037). Postings without a resolvable metro are counted in the state total but not broken out here.
- How often is this list of cleared jobs in Massachusetts updated?
- ClearMatch rebuilds this directory daily from GovCon career pages. It includes postings with security clearance or Public Trust requirements. Public Trust is a background investigation, not a security clearance. The update date below identifies the current snapshot.
Updated October 8, 2026