People and Culture
A community of people who work together to make the nation, and the world, a safer place
At Lincoln Laboratory, you'll find a community of people who work together to make the nation, and the world, a safer place. Lincoln Laboratory recognizes that its success is achieved through the appreciation and support of the diverse talents, ideas, cultures, and experiences of its employees.
Meet our Staff
The Lab fuses the best parts of technological innovation with an atmosphere that embodies constant learning and growth — all in the context of service to our nation and community. Lincoln Laboratory is a beautiful place to be.
Molly Crane
Signal Processing Engineer
Biotechnology and Human Systems
Human Health and Performance Systems
I take the most pride in seeing my team exercise the authority they have been empowered with to safeguard the Laboratory’s most precious data and to provide sound counsel to program managers that enable them to make risk-informed decisions.
Will Gibbs
Information Security Manager
When an opportunity arose where I could enhance the technical direction and culture of my group and division, I took it. Hence, I am now an assistant group leader.
Melissa Smith
Scientist and Engineer in Nanotechnology
Advanced Technology
Advanced Materials and Microsystems
Workforce Representation
At Lincoln Laboratory, we believe diversity and inclusion (D&I) are necessary to build a culture of collaboration and drive innovation aimed at solving the nation’s most challenging problems. We aspire to create a workforce that reflects the nation we serve and a workplace where everyone feels they are respected, are valued, and belong. From our employee resource groups that foster community, campaigns such as RE2AcT that facilitate conversations about exclusion and bias, and educational outreach initiatives that bring underrepresented populations into STEM, we are actively working to cultivate a diverse and inclusive workforce for today and tomorrow.
Recognizing the importance of transparency and accountability around D&I, we share these workforce demographics, which reflect the Laboratory’s employee population as of December 31, 2023. We will continue working toward our commitment to increasing representation of employees from diverse backgrounds at every level within the Laboratory.
Gender
Source: Internal Lincoln Laboratory data as of 12/31/2023. Select self-reported data, such as such as gender identity and sexual orientation, is unavailable. Lincoln Laboratory is working towards capturing additional self-reported data to better understand how our employees identify.
Race and Ethnicity
Career Level by Race and Ethnicity
Composition of Technical Staff
Self-reported Workforce Data
Below are self-reported data provided voluntarily by our employees. We use workforce data to better understand how our staff identify and to address potential needs.
We recognize the need to expand self-reported data to be more inclusive. As our data set grows, we are committed to sharing advanced workforce demographics in future reporting, including gender identity and sexual orientation data.
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Working at Lincoln Laboratory
Workplace Environment
Employees of MIT Lincoln Laboratory are required to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.
Professional Fellows
Our staff are active in professional societies, many achieving the Fellow status that recognizes significant contributions to the international science and engineering communities.
Diversity & Inclusion
The Laboratory's Diversity and Inclusion Office works to recruit the best technical and support talent from a diverse national pool of candidates, foster a work environment built on trust and inclusion, and adapt training and development approaches to ensure the professional growth of the Laboratory's diverse staff.