Is MITRE a good company to work for as a Principal System Engineer?

Principal System Engineer professionals working at MITRE have rated their employer with 3.0 out of 5 stars in 42 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of MITRE employees being 3.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal System Engineer Jobs at MITRE now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal System Engineer interview questions at MITRE .

Does MITRE pay Principal System Engineer employees well?

Principal System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at MITRE with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 42 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal System Engineer salaries at MITRE.

How happy are Principal System Engineer professionals working at MITRE?

19% of Principal System Engineer employees at MITRE would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 8% in the past 12 months. Principal System Engineer professionals have also rated MITRE with a 3.2 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.3 rating for culture and values and 2.7 rating for career opportunities.

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What are the pros of working at MITRE according to real employee reviews?

"If you are a person who like to due multiple things and learn alot this is the place for you! the benefits are great also" ((in 372 reviews)); "Very flexible and good work life balance." ((in 363 reviews)); "The people you work with on a day to day basis are great people and very smart." ((in 277 reviews)); "Most colleagues are great to work with and the campuses in McLean and Bedford make going into the office less painful." ((in 108 reviews)); "Good hours and pay." ((in 93 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MITRE according to real employee reviews?

"Senior leadership (SVP and above) over the past few years exhausted any good will they had with employees." ((in 150 reviews)); "Management is poor and rewards a small inner circle." ((in 108 reviews)); "More alarming is that the current CEO has actually wiped out our cash reserves and borrowed $200+M to cover his continued ill" ((in 77 reviews)); "workers are not technical (without engineering degree training) and many managers' resume (their resumes are online) include graduate degrees that are useless for technical work." ((in 68 reviews)); "Salaries are low but competitive by non" ((in 60 reviews))

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3.0

19% would recommend to a friend

(42 total reviews)

Mark Peters

38% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.7

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

2.3

Culture & values

Principal System Engineer employees have rated MITRE with 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 42 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal System Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. MITRE is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal System Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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42 reviews

2.0

Sep 9, 2012

Less Leave, Less Retirement, Less Flexibility

Principal systems engineer

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Business Outlook

Pros

I've been fortunate to provide MITRE-unique services to sponsors

Cons

Too many cost shaving activities that used to differentiate MITRE from other companies. Less office space for each employee, reduced our retirement benefits, reduced our leave, reduced the amount of leave we can carry over, new two week timecard makes it looks as though you get more flexibility but managers have been told to limit approval to 4 hours a month. That's flexible????? That's probably why we're no longer on the Fortune Best Companies to work for anymore.

2.0

Apr 11, 2012

Good place for a non-demanding second career

Principal systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, good IT support.

Cons

Leadership does not focus on what is happening to employees working at sponsor sites. Blame is placed on the employee if negative information is received, and not on examining sponsor issues or reluctance to accept potentially difficult recommendations. This style promotes banal employee work, where the effort is focused on giving advice that is not "too controversial."

3.0

Sep 28, 2011

Great for my first 15 years poor for my last 10 years.

Principal systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to apply skills in support of the Government. Ability to make decision and apply them to sponsor support. MITRE IT Infrastructure and support. Benefits before retiring.

Cons

Requirements to support the Government in their offices as Action Officers and then accused by MITRE Management of going native. Out of sight and out of mind attitude when it comes to Salery increases and and Promotions. Need to continually provide self accomplishment Sound Bytes to Management to achieve status in the "Iner Circle". Workloads that demand 60-70 hours a week to be successful. Elimination of all Retiree Benifits when you reach 65, even thought you were paying 100% of there costs.

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