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      3.4

      100% would recommend to a friend

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      10 reviews
      4.0
      Aug 17, 2013

      An ok place to work

      Senior software systems engineer
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      Pros

      You can manage to have a good work-life balance and the benefits pretty good. A quote a read a while back sums it up "great place to start and end your career."

      Cons

      No technical path for good engineers to grow. You must take on management to advance your career. There is no defined process of advancement.

      4.0
      Jan 20, 2013

      Great work variance and opportunities but slow advancement unless located at major corporate locations.

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      Pros

      Flexible work environments with lots of opportunities to work on multiple projects. Openings are posted on the intranet site and available for current employees to apply for. Working half time on 2 projects is common.

      Cons

      Slow advancement with emphasis of efforts located at major corporate locations. There are limited advancement opportunities and is competitive. My observations is that people that work on projects at the major corporate sites fair much better at advancement even if those that don't work there are rated very well.

      5.0
      Dec 16, 2012

      Important job

      Senior software systems engineer
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      Pros

      My work helps the US Federal Government more effective. My role is "trusted knowledge advisor" and I use data-driven products/prototypes to recommend a course of action. MITRE has a lot of emphasis on education and is paying for my master's degree. The government has a lot of problems, and as opposed to complaining (which we all should be encouraged to do) I have chosen a course of working to make things better. I am not a government employee, but my job is to make them more effective. I have good flex time, but that is project-dependant (as opposed to a corporate mandate). MITRE has subscriptions to hundreds of electronic resources (such as full IEEE everything) and I have been able to research well.

      Cons

      MITRE teams usually are small, so I don't get the same type of production environment I was used to in the commercial sector (large software development), but I am trusted, empowered, and able to find good, challenging work. Good is the enemy of great, and there is little great at MITRE - lots of smart, competent people, but the red tape of government frequently thwarts our abilities to achieve the best. Like I said, we can advise, but have no authority. This means I have to influence through being awesome and inspirational, rather than through telling someone what to do. :)

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