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World Class Organization - Associate Technical Staff MIT Lincoln Laboratory Employee Review

5.0
Jun 11, 2013
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Pros

Challenging work. Options for travel to exotic places. Great people. Really well run organization at all levels

Cons

All defense related work. Very strict security on most projects

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MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
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Thanks for your insights. As a Federally Funded Research and Development Center we do have a focus on defense related solutions. We are able to offer technical opportunities from advanced microelectronic device research and development, to opportunities in complex large, space based systems. Our Cyber Security programs are a big growth area. In that respect our focus on defense work is not really a limitation. Much of the technology that has been developed at the Laboratory has been transferred to industry. Because of the nature of our work, security is a major focus and we are recognized as industry leaders for our security systems.

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Cons

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