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      Great place to build a career - Staff Scientist MIT Lincoln Laboratory Employee Review

      5.0
      Mar 11, 2023
      Staff scientist
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      Pros

      Mission - driven. Excellent colleagues. Excellent opportunities to learn and grow as a scientist, engineer, and communicator/leader.

      Cons

      Flat management structure offers little opportunity for title growth. More difficult than other environments to establish deep connections with industry and build broader network outside of DoD and National Security communities that can help create career and development opportunities.

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      Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and insights as a former employee of Lincoln Laboratory of over 10+ years! We are pleased you had a positive experience and it is nice to read what you find most enjoyable about working at Lincoln Laboratory. We are committed to continuous improvement and welcome further conversations on how we can enhance the environment and culture of the Laboratory.

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      5.0
      Jun 3, 2026
      Member of technical staff
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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
      Jun 17, 2026
      Member of technical staff
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Worked with some of the smartest people I’ve ever known. Great opportunities to learn from your coworkers and an atmosphere that encourages learning, including a well-run technical education program. Fabulous support staff and technicians that can get seemingly impossible things done quickly. Great resources and lab spaces (if a bit dated). The nature of the work encourages good work/life balance. Fantastic benefits (though the pay is low).

      Cons

      No/limited opportunities for advancement makes this a hard place to work mid-career. Good engineers are promoted to be mediocre managers. Every program is under-funded, under-staffed, and over schedule. Bad managers are shuffled around but rarely fired.

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