Review from Engineering - Senior Engineer Leonardo DRS Employee Review

3.0
Aug 26, 2010
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Pros

Mid-level Managers have a good back ground and experience in the field. Some employees have been with the company for over 25 years and were instrumental in making the company grow into what it is today. An engineer new to the product lines can learn and grow alot by listening to the mid-level managers.

Cons

Things are changing and there is becoming more overhead type work. Security efforts have not made work any easier. As a whole there are now overhead encumberances that slow down the engineering efforts, which reflects negatively on the engineers.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

The only Pro with this company was having every other Friday off.

Cons

Poor leadership and management culture. In my experience, management positions are often filled from a small, long-tenured group, resulting in limited diversity of thought and few opportunities for outside perspectives. Many leaders lacked the skills needed to effectively develop, mentor, and support their teams. Rather than addressing organizational issues, accountability often seemed to flow downward, with lower-level employees bearing the consequences of management decisions. I also observed talented Program Managers leaving or being terminated under circumstances that suggested they were being held responsible for broader organizational problems rather than receiving appropriate leadership support. Overall, the culture discouraged transparency, accountability, and professional growth.

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