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MIT Lincoln Laboratory

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Awesome place to work - Anonymous employee MIT Lincoln Laboratory Employee Review

5.0
Jul 13, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Allowed to pursue activities outside of work - good balance with family life You get to work with extremely intelligent coworkers Challenging work - never boring - state-of-the-art world class research Respect in outside community

Cons

not much opportunity for advancement within the staff categories

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

It can vary a lot from group to group, but in general, wonderful place with wonderful people and lots of interesting work going on. Excellent benefits and lots of flexibility to explore different projects.

Cons

Little opportunity for advancement in terms of rank and compensation once you reach technical staff. Additionally (again varies from group to group) expectations of what a staff member does can be unclear and there can be a light sink-or-swim nature to the work, again depending on the group you're in.

4.0
May 26, 2026
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Pros

Historically a very stable job, interesting work, great people

Cons

There can be a lack of mentorship for people early in their careers, although your experience will depend heavily on which group you are in. There are only 3 main levels of engineer with very limited group leader positions, making upward mobility limited.

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