Does Draper pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Draper employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Draper. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Draper?

91% of Draper employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Draper 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Draper?

Intern (22) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (20) , Member Of Technical Staff (11) , Member of Technical Staff II (11) , Principal Member of Technical Staff (10) , Software Engineer (8) , Engineer (7) , Senior Member of the Technical Staff (7) , Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (6) , Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) (6) , Mechanical Engineer (6) , Systems Engineer (6) , Engineering Intern (5) , SMTS - Senior Member of Technical Staff (5) , Internship (4)

What are the pros of working at Draper according to real employee reviews?

"Great People and doing awesome work" ((in 69 reviews)); "The benefits are good which helps you forget the daily abuse." ((in 47 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 19 reviews)); "Pay was good for what I did." ((in 17 reviews)); "Great coworkers." ((in 14 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Draper according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management, politics plays big , Group Leaders have no clue what there people do in there departments." ((in 24 reviews)); "The culture is terrible." ((in 15 reviews)); "Purchasing and upper management are affected by this." ((in 13 reviews)); "4 different managers over about 2 years." ((in 9 reviews)); "The new CEO has changed pay cycle to bi weekly saying it saves costs." ((in 6 reviews))

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What are the top reviewed Draper locations?

Cambridge , Boston , Saint Petersburg , Tampa , Huntsville , Houston , Cape Canaveral , North Bergen , Arlington , Reston , Cornwall , San Antonio , West Lafayette , New Castle , Odon , Kent , Londonderry , New London , Orlando , Andover , Malden , Westford , Saint Petersburg Beach

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4.1

91% would recommend to a friend

(388 total reviews)

Jerry Wohletz

94% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

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Draper has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 388 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Draper employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.5 stars).

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388 reviews

4.0

Feb 17, 2011

Overall interesting work.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Intelligent coworkers and interesting work. Good mix of academia and industry. The prototyping that bridges the gap between basic research and production is an interesting niche to occupy.

Cons

Salary is on the low side. More interesting work is in internal R&D but those run out relatively quickly. Getting security clearances involve lots of paperwork which can be a hassle.

5.0

Oct 6, 2009

Great Place To Work

Principal member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Draper lab is a place where you can have intellectual stimulation and work with cutting edge technologies. It is also a wonderfully stable environment to work with excellent benefits packages and job security.

Cons

Draper tends to be a bit beaurocratic and the culture of the environment is bland.

4.0

Sep 19, 2009

Excellent technology, smart people. Difficult to advance. Management plays favorites.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Most of Draper is high-tech R&D so there's lots of opportunity for challenging and fascinating work. Retirement plan is unbelievable - they put in $2 for every $1 you put in. Smart people who are good to work with.

Cons

Very difficult to advance through technical ranks. Although Draper is broken up into many different groups all working on different technology, management seems to play favorites with some groups as compared to others.

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