Lila Sciences

Technology

Co-Op,AISecurity

$52–78k ~AI est. Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States INTERNSHIP
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Entry candidates.

The Brief

“Co-Op, AI Security at Lila Sciences. Skills: AI Security, LLM Security, Agent Governance, Prompt Engineering. Identify AI/ML security vulnerabilities. Analyze AI/ML security vulnerabilities”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Computer Science program enrollment, Cybersecurity program enrollment, Information Security program enrollment, Foundational cybersecurity concepts, Basic LLM familiarity, Basic AI agent familiarity, Scripting in Python, Clear written communication, Attention to detail, Willingness to dig into systems

Nice to Have

AI/ML security coursework, Adversarial ML coursework, LLM red-teaming coursework, Cloud platforms exposure, Security tooling familiarity, Hands-on AI agent experience, Hands-on prompt pipeline experience, Hands-on RAG systems experience

What You'll Do.

Identify AI/ML security vulnerabilities

Analyze AI/ML security vulnerabilities

Participate in threat modeling

Recommend security mitigations

Review AI/ML application code

Test AI/ML application code

Review AI/ML configurations

Test AI/ML configurations

Research AI security threats

Compile findings into documentation

Develop security tests

Develop proof-of-concepts

Run proof-of-concepts

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; ML engineers; Product managers; Security architects

Communication Scope

Technical documentation

Full Job Description

Your Impact at LILA Lila Sciences is building the world's first scientific super intelligence platform. As AI agents and automated systems handle more of the research and operations workload, securing them has become a core focus for the IT & Security team. This Co-Op role focuses on the AI side of that work. You will join the IT & Security team and contribute to projects that evaluate, harden, and monitor the AI tools, agents, and automation pipelines Lila depends on. Expect exposure to areas most academic programs don't cover yet: agent governance, prompt-level threats, model deployment risks, and AI-driven security automation. The role is structured for someone curious, technical, and looking to build applied experience. You will own specific projects, work alongside security engineers, and finish the term with hands-on work in a domain that is still being defined. What You'll Be Building Assist in identifying and analyzing AI/ML security vulnerabilities, including prompt injection attacks, model poisoning, and data poisoning risks Participate in threat modeling exercises for AI systems and recommend security mitigations Review and test AI/ML application code and configurations for security issues Research emerging AI security threats and compile findings into technical documentation Develop and run security tests and proof-of-concepts for AI model robustness Collaborate with cross-functional teams including ML engineers, product managers, and security architects What You'll Need to Succeed Currently enrolled in a Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, or related program. Foundational understanding of cybersecurity concepts: authentication, encryption, network basics. Basic familiarity with how large language models and AI agents work. Comfortable scripting in Python or a similar language. Clear written communication for documenting security findings. Strong attention to detail and willingness to dig into unfamiliar systems. Bonus Points For Cours

Free ATS check

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