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Top Leadership is Incestuous - Manager NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Employee Review

2.0
Sep 24, 2025
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Pros

Great people, great mission. I wish there was more work coming, but there isn't.

Cons

Complete lack of top-level leadership skills, experience, or qualifications. It's a buddy system that's killing the lab. Reacting to bad conditions with bad reactions instead of better plans.

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

- great culture - impactful projects - well organized internship program

Cons

- they give a stipend, not standard salary

4.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

Excellent fit for superconducting detectors, KIDs/TKIDs, cryogenic readout, microwave systems, and quantum/space sensing. JPL has work in superconducting devices, microwave readout, quantum detectors, and advanced sensors.

Cons

Salary; Many restrictions, internal review, export-control considerations, and delays before publication.

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