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      Associate Staff - Associate Staff MIT Lincoln Laboratory Employee Review

      4.0
      19 Nov 2016
      Associate staff
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      Pros

      MIT Lincoln Laboratory is a great place to work. The benefits and compensation are fantastic. You also get to work with some of the smartest people in the industry on some really interesting projects. Lincoln Laboratory also offers many opportunities for professional development and mentoring. Everyone at the lab works incredibly hard but it is still a stable environment.

      Cons

      The downside to working at MIT Lincoln Laboratory is that there isn't a lot of upward mobility, especially if you do not have a PhD. Salaries are also capped fairly early in your career but the overall benefits package is difficult to beat. Working 12 hours days is fairly common but the work is interesting and you are always learning so it isn't too bad.

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      MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
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      We appreciate your comments. As you have pointed out, Lincoln Laboratory has a lot to offer for people who are motivated to work on important national security technology. Your statement that salaries may be capped is likely a misinterpretation of policy. We will be happy to discuss that in more detail. The correlation of salary and performance is a key tenet of our system. Thank you for your insights.

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      5.0
      3 June 2026
      Member of technical staff
      Recommend
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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
      17 June 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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