Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Reviews

Pros

Most defense contractors of similar size have similar benefits. The one advantage Kratos Defense has over their competition is the employee stock purchase program that offers a 15% discount.

Cons

Working for a contractor this size can be stressful due to uncertainty with awarded contracts.

Pros

The building was nice to work in.

Cons

* They claim to be about family but when you are a parent and need to get your child. They make a problem out of it, * Retaliation for doing the right thing. An issue arose that needed to be dealt with and was told to stand down which was unethical. Upon reporting the issue, management stepped in and punished the team. *Misrepresentation of positions. Hiring someone to do one thing and then telling them they are now doing four things is misrepresenting the role and hiring under false pretenses. * The management needs a total overhaul. The lack of unprofessional conduct and legitimately caring about the contract and roles. * The toxic work environment. There was a lot of turnover for good reason. But if a rumor started one was leaving they were ostracized from people and treated like they wore a scarlet letter. * Offboarding is treated like a walk of shame. When having to quit they make you walk around with your sheet to have signed off on throughout the building. Given the toxic environment, it makes what should be normal a very anxiety-riddled affair.

Pros

1) Good work environment 2) Lot of opportunities in Defense and Space fields.

Cons

1) You need to go through lot of clearances.

Pros

Holiday schedule was pretty nice and people I worked with were even better.. insurance was decent.

Cons

No way of getting promoted even when filling out OJT forms, no room for growth or opportunities but will ask to go above and beyond just to get the job done. On top of that...got laid off during the holidays and reapplied like they encouraged me to do but didn't even get hired, until a month after they gave the position to someone else.. so what was the point of getting my hopes up. Crazy thing is they knew all along no one was getting a promotion until a massive lay off occured...now I'm assuming promotions will be able to happen since they are in budget.

Pros

Absolutely Positively not a single pro to this entire company

Cons

Literally everything this company has to offer is a con

Pros

Creating market defining clean-sheet aircraft designs and positioning company for future success, and provides employees with opportunities to participate in aircraft design activities which are rare/hard to find in the aerospace industry.

Cons

Pace of company growth is straining some of the technical teams

Pros

Great workplace community Supports learning new skills Variety of projects Good upward mobility

Cons

Lower Pay than average High workplace expectations Higher stress environment

Pros

Good pay. My hiring manager was very good at his job.

Cons

Other product owners presented roadblocks to true UX design work. Input from users was not wanted which is the antithesis of user centered design.

Pros

Learning environment. Interesting projects. Awesome teams to work with.

Cons

Engineering lab is not probably managed and sways between micromanaged and wild west. Vital tools for diagnosing R&D are not calibrated/serviced. Project funding is frequently overran or cut off mid-project. Pay is considerably low for the market. Layoffs due to mismanagement.

Pros

Flexibility is absolutely unmatched at Kratos.

Cons

Pay could definitely be higher.