Leonardo DRS Reviews
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"Good Benefits, some really sharp young engineers" (in 32 reviews)
"Great benefits and competitive pay" (in 27 reviews)
"Upper management manipulates and does what they want" (in 22 reviews)
"Lack of communication among departments" (in 6 reviews)
- Helpful (4)
Director
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Leonardo DRS full-time for more than 4 years
Pros
DRS currently has more competitive medical/dental/vision benefits than other large local companies I have worked for. The 401K matching is competitive as well. There is diversity in our employee-base and everyone is treated with respect. If you are a hard-worker with a positive attitude, it gets recognized. The team is gaining ground on more employee empowerment. The current executive Management team has great vision...
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There has been a lot of change in the last few years (top-level management), but the changes seem to be settling down.
Leonardo DRS2019-01-08 pay is good if you like travel
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Approves of CEOI have been working at Leonardo DRS full-time for more than a year
Pros
pay is pretty good while traveling, which you will be doing a lot of
Cons
travel expectation at start is much lower than it actually is 10% vs 60% lack of support during expansion or out of scope work
Leonardo DRS2019-02-01Age discrimination
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Leonardo DRS full-time for more than 9 years
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This was a great company I worked there for several years. I held 2 positions without any functional issues or hr related issues. I volunteered a few times in community involvement through the company as well I did leave the company in good terms with proper notice when they went thru massive layoffs Now it seem when I am clearly the most qualified for positions posted I do not even get considered when other much...
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When I worked there the only con was it ended
Advice to Management
Look to the talent that built your company
Leonardo DRS2019-01-12Great Company
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Leonardo DRS full-time for more than 2 years
Pros
Collabrative Team. I was able to learn a lot.
Cons
DLE side can be very tedious when making Engineering changes.
Leonardo DRS2019-01-09DRS
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Leonardo DRS
Pros
Diverse set of products challange your ability to gain a depth of knowledge, but can be rewarding if dedicated to gain a depth of knowledge
Cons
Continous re-orgs contribute to instability
Advice to Management
improve employee relationships
Leonardo DRS2019-01-14Great company to work for, excellent benefits and support, lots of opportunity for growth and development.
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Leonardo DRS full-time for more than 2 years
Pros
Benefits, pay, opportunities to develop.
Cons
Interdepartmental communication needs to improve. Also, PTO is divided between sick time and vacation, with only 2 weeks of actual vacation per year available until you’ve been there for 5 years. The rest goes to sick time. Someone who doesn’t get sick ends up with negative PTO and more sick time than they can use.
Advice to Management
Keep working for new business, take feedback from current employees to continue us to improve working environment and attract new talent.
Leonardo DRS2018-12-25- Helpful (1)
Just a number
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookI worked at Leonardo DRS for more than 9 years
Pros
Benefits, 9/80 schedule, if you got to enjoy it. Salary, vacation
Cons
No work life balance, management tells you what you want to hear. Alot over turn over in imperative areas that make it impossible to do your job. Upper management manipulates and does what they want.
Advice to Management
Stop bringing back old management. They were fired for a reason. It's destructive to the business and longevity to good values employees. Upper management needs to stop thinking of themselves and realize the worker bees are the ones keep producing and making the numbers, not those managing. Give recognition where it's due. The company is too top heavy, and they over load the workers so they can meet their numbers...
Show MoreLeonardo DRS2019-01-26 - Helpful (2)
Experienced Engineers/Horrible company (DANBURY, CT review)
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Leonardo DRS full-time for more than 2 years
Pros
High quality of engineers Good benefit package Work schedule (off-Friday every other week) Tuition Reimbursement Program
Cons
Ineffective communication between departments Ineffective Quality Control Low production standards Management only cares about meeting deadlines Office space is not conducive to happiness at workplace, very outdated sense of employee satisfaction i.e NO WINDOWS, old conference rooms, small outside area, cafeteria space is so bland with vending machines and unhealthy options, no gym or gym membership help, desk space...
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Quote smarter, slow is fast (pay attention to your own advise), listen and care about your team's needs and observations, Quality is everyone's responsibility!
Leonardo DRS2018-10-31 - Helpful (1)
Sr. Program Manager
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Leonardo DRS full-time
Pros
For a defense firm, they do their best to keep their people on through contract changes. It doesn't always work out, of course, but if you are a valuable employee, they try.
Cons
Heavily fortified silos in a matrix environment with shared resources and competing priorities; nature of the industry if you want to stay in business. Also very risk adverse; if you do not check all the customers' boxes for labor category requirements, years of experience unlikely encourage management to ask customers' consideration.
Leonardo DRS2018-09-11 Senior Software Engineer
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Leonardo DRS full-time for more than 2 years
Pros
9/80 schedule. No uncompensated over time
Cons
Many co-works are out of country and out of state
Advice to Management
Keep up the good work finding new business
Leonardo DRS2018-08-26