Company Rating: 4.1

CEO Approval: Alfred Grasso, 92%

Bottom Line: MITRE, which manages federally-funded research and development centers working on projects like those for the Department of Defense, has an excellent work/life balance and is a great place to learn.

Over the years, MITRE has continued to evolve to meet the changing needs of its sponsors by providing top-notch engineers and scientists experienced in a wide range of technologies.

 

About MITRE

The MITRE Corporation is a not-for-profit organization chartered to work in the public interest. As a national resource, we apply our expertise in systems engineering, information technology, operational concepts, and enterprise modernization to address our sponsors' critical needs.
 

MITRE manages federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs): one for the Department of Defense (known as the National Security Engineering Center), one for the Federal Aviation Administration (the Center for Advanced Aviation System Development), one for the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (the Center for Enterprise Modernization), one for the Department of Homeland Security (the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute), and one for the U.S. Courts (the Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center). MITRE also has its own independent research and development program that explores new technologies and new uses of technologies to solve our sponsors' problems in the near-term and in the future.
 

MITRE is classified as a 501(c)(3) organization.
 

History

MITRE was formed in 1958 as a not-for-profit corporation under the leadership of C.W. Halligan. In the beginning, several hundred employees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratories came to MITRE to create new technology for the Department of Defense—specifically the Semi-Automated Ground Environment, which used brand new digital computers. The company expanded in 1963 after the Federal Aviation Administration gave the company systems engineering responsibility for the projected National Airspace System. MITRE continued to expand as it took on new challenges for new customers, always focused on serving the public interest. In 1998, the Internal Revenue Service selected MITRE to manage its FFRDC, the Center for Enterprise Modernization. CEM is now co-sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs and provides enterprise modernization support to numerous government agencies. The Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Courts selected MITRE to operate FFRDCs in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Over the years, the company has continued to evolve to meet the changing needs of its sponsors by providing top-notch engineers and scientists experienced in a wide range of technologies.
 

Staff Statistics

MITRE has 7,600 scientists, engineers and support specialists—65 percent of whom have Masters or Ph.D. degrees. Staff members work on hundreds of different projects across the company, demanding a high level of technical, operational, and domain knowledge.
 

Facilities and Offices

The MITRE Corporation has two principal locations: Bedford, Massachusetts, and McLean, Virginia. MITRE also has additional sites across the country and around the world.

 

Employee Feedback:

“Best things are the benefits, the work-life balance, the ability to move around and find interesting and new challenges, and the quality of the technical staff.”

“Talented individuals, open-minded, free-thinking, and cooperative. About 20% of the people have Ph Ds and more than 60% have a Masters.”

“MITRE is a good place to work if one needs a work-life balance, is at an advanced stage of his/her career (near retirement) or wants job security.”