Leonardo DRS Reviews

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...

Cons

There has been a lot of change in the last few years (top-level management), but the changes seem to be settling down.

Pros

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...

Cons

When I worked there the only con was it ended

Advice to Management

Look to the talent that built your company

Pros

Collabrative Team. I was able to learn a lot.

Cons

DLE side can be very tedious when making Engineering changes.

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

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.

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standards Management only cares about meeting deadlines Office space is not conducive to happiness at workplace, very outdated sense of employee satisfaction i.e NO WINDOWS, old conference rooms, small outside area, cafeteria space is so bland with vending machines and unhealthy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...

Advice to Management

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!

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.

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