MITRE System Engineer reviews

3.1

51% would recommend to a friend

(123 total reviews)
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Mark Peters

74% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

System Engineer employees have rated MITRE with 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 123 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. MITRE is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by System Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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123 reviews
1.0
Mar 24, 2026
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Pros

- some great people leading projects or as individual contributors - occasional great work to support - consulting firm-like ability to choose projects when available

Cons

- new CEO retaining and promoting the inept old guard executives - inept executives continue to try to compete with tech industry giants. They pander to congress promising the company won’t compete, but the executives are unable to navigate the market and the company is failing miserably - one third of the company recently laid off - still not enough billable hours for the remaining staff - nearly all current project choices mundane but necessary for company survival - pay below market. With few exceptions, base pay is total compensation - annual raises below cost of living increase for three years running

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