Draper Laboratory - Anonymous employee Draper Employee Review

4.0
Feb 3, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Outstanding technical talent across a broad range of disciplines. Many highly motivated young engineers with a large contingent from MIT. Senior Staff and well experienced managers from high tech industry manage to pick challenging technologies with a strategic value to the united states and the military in mmost instances. It can be a very exciting place to work if you are personnally motivated to achieve. Excellent and broad IRAD investments every year, though focused on areas of selected high leverage importance.

Cons

Difficult place to get to if you live outside the city. In need of infrastructure imporvements to match up with the big companies like Raytheon, Lockheed, BAE, Northop, boeing, etc.

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5.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

Great culture and brilliant colleagues. Strong and relevant mission. Interesting, challenging, and diverse work. Managers are supportive and inclusive.

Cons

Company wide communication could improve at times.

5.0
Apr 13, 2026
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Pros

Interesting work, good colleagues, company is supportive and there is good work/life balance. There are leadership opportunities for those to want them. Pay is competitive.

Cons

Raises haven't kept up with inflation. It's hard to break in as a new employee. There is a lot of change, mostly for the better but a lot of change.

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