Working at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Lexington, MA: 19 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Lexington, MA Area

"I've worked at MIT Lincoln Laboratory for the last 3 years. It's an FFRDC with around 5,000 employees with an emphasis on research. MITLL is very flat in structure and strives to be a meritocracy. Their mission is to provide technology in support of national security"

"I've worked for MIT Lincoln Laboratory for 1 year. I find the environment to be exactly what I am looking for. There is great intellectual freedom, and I am given the ability to solve and approach problems my own way. The work is mostly research oriented which is what I prefer. The only complaint I have is that the problems are not extremely interesting to me."

"Good place for those starting out."

"Exciting company, very interesting work for a very important mission."

"MIT Lincoln Lab is a great place - flexible hours, co-operative staff, supportive and research type environment. For me, commute was very reasonable."

"MIT Lincoln Lab is great place to workWonderful work environmentHighly skilled staff"

What do you like about working at Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

"My co workers are great and there is a team feeling."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I do not have any tips besides just be confident when interviewing."

What don't you like about working at Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

"The only problem is there is no room for growth within the business/project side of the company. Unless you are an engineer there is no room for growth"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have made several attempts to have discussions about how the project management/business managers are treated and why we are just as improtant to the organization."

"Great"

What do you like about working at Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

"Open Minded and everybody gets the big picture. They work on cutting edge for national security."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself. Just tell what you can do for the company."

What don't you like about working at Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

"Closed System - Everything has to be blessed by DoD"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Considering constraints and what's at stake, I think the management is doing a pretty good job but I like them to be more open minded."

"I am/was a co-op here wokring both full and part time over the course of a year."

What do you like about working at Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

"it has a great atmosphere and lots of smart people all around to talk to."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"standard tips. be yourself, be honest. ask a lot of questions because there is just so much to learn."

What don't you like about working at Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

"the secrecy of the various projects makes it a little harder to appreciate the greatness of the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think management here is some of the best you could ask for. wouldn't change a thing."

"Great experience and positive co-workers and the leader ship was expceptional."

What do you like about working at Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

"The challenge of the work and the knowledge co-workers on my team."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask more relevant questions about QA engineering and questions about character, leadership and work ethic."

What don't you like about working at Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

"Not much as far as I work for, but my contracting company could do better with its benefits. They are basically non existent."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Become more hands on with the employees and give us less time to complete the work, this allows us to re-factor our work. The idea of re-factoring is part of the Agile process."

"This was the best job I ever had."

"A stable company with an excellent reputation."