Is MITRE a good company to work for as a System Engineer?

System Engineer professionals working at MITRE have rated their employer with 3.1 out of 5 stars in 123 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of MITRE employees being 3.2 out of 5 stars. Search open System Engineer Jobs at MITRE now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineer interview questions at MITRE .

Does MITRE pay System Engineer employees well?

System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at MITRE with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 123 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineer salaries at MITRE.

How happy are System Engineer professionals working at MITRE?

51% of System Engineer employees at MITRE would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 5% in the past 12 months. System Engineer professionals have also rated MITRE with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MITRE?

Systems Engineer (123) , Software Engineer (86) , Engineer (74) , Principal Engineer (65) , Senior Software Engineer (56) , Intern (53) , Lead Engineer (52) , Senior Systems Engineer (48) , Principal Systems Engineer (40) , Cyber Security Engineer (39) , Principal (37) , Data Scientist (32) , Lead Systems Engineer (32) , CyberSecurity Engineer (27) , Senior Engineer (27)

What are the pros of working at MITRE according to real employee reviews?

"If you are a person who like to due multiple things and learn alot this is the place for you! the benefits are great also" ((in 366 reviews)); "Very flexible and good work life balance." ((in 351 reviews)); "The people you work with on a day to day basis are great people and very smart." ((in 276 reviews)); "Most colleagues are great to work with and the campuses in McLean and Bedford make going into the office less painful." ((in 108 reviews)); "Good hours and pay." ((in 95 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MITRE according to real employee reviews?

"Senior leadership (SVP and above) over the past few years exhausted any good will they had with employees." ((in 143 reviews)); "Management is poor and rewards a small inner circle." ((in 103 reviews)); "More alarming is that the current CEO has actually wiped out our cash reserves and borrowed $200+M to cover his continued ill" ((in 76 reviews)); "workers are not technical (without engineering degree training) and many managers' resume (their resumes are online) include graduate degrees that are useless for technical work." ((in 67 reviews)); "Salaries are low but competitive by non" ((in 53 reviews))

MITRE System Engineer reviews

3.1

51% would recommend to a friend

(123 total reviews)

Mark Peters

74% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

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

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123 reviews

4.0

Mar 20, 2013

An umbrella corporation supporting several excellent Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs)

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Collaborative, supportive environment comprised of many insanely intelligent people. Challenging work.

Cons

Mediocre management in some areas. Limited by FFRDC status as to what projects we can take on.

3.0

Nov 29, 2012

Started off great....and is rapidly nose diving.

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-Life balance,benefits and starting salary.

Cons

Overwhelming pressure to find new projects to work on...either it works with what you are trained to do , or not...for example I'm a systems engineer who spent 7 months working on Microsoft Productivity software since I had no new task and my older project had been cut and would no longer receive funds. GL's and upper management should step in and actually help does who need new projects to make new connections outside of the center to help you find new and suitable projects...don't have an engineer spend 7 months slamming his head against a keyboard. Expanding into the new centers is very difficult and practically taboo. All centers behave as independent "companies".

3.0

Jun 11, 2008

An interesting place to work

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work driven by need, interesting problems to work on, and a sense that you can accomplish things (at least on a small scale). Not driven by the need to make a profit, so beholden only to our clients.

Cons

Pay is relatively low due to the non-profit nature of the work. The upper management is pretty stagnant, there is no way to get to the top based on only merit, you have to be there for 20 or 25 years to become senior management. Often tell the clients what they want to hear, so as not to piss them off and loose a client.

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