Leonardo DRS reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(991 total reviews)
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William J. Lynn III

72% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Leonardo DRS has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 991 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Leonardo DRS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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991 reviews
2.0
Jul 17, 2009

Must Love Office Politics

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flex time is ok - that, is if your 'supervisor' approves; Paid vacation/holidays; 9/80 calendar; flexible working environment. Decent place to start. You will be bored, because there are a select few that do actual work - more time to update your resume.

Cons

Office politics run rampant every day, all day - the more you try to avoid it, the more it pulls you in. At DRS, there is no "I" in team, there is no "team" period. Misery loves company?

3.0
Jul 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Every second friday off due to compressed work schedule.

Cons

- 30 minute lunch is unpaid, not enough time to go anywhere in the area. So a 9 hour work day is actually 9.5 hours, makes it feel even more draining on worklife balance. - Salaries are lower than almost any other engineering type job in the area. - Management seems to prevent engineering from doing their job properly by penny pinching and process that has no actual benefit to the company. Constantly prevents progress or design improvements due to fear of upfront costs without seeing the benefit long term. Designs are half baked but put into production causing more rework and costs than needed. - Stiff work environment, terrible work parties, multi-million dollar company "can't afford" to bring spouses to Christmas party every year.

5.0
Jul 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent work life balance. Professional leaders in the radar field. Deeply involved with interesting signal processing problem solving. Small teams.

Cons

Salary limit compared to big tech companies. Defense company limitations (e.g using latest generative AI tools). Less software professionals (need to improve the software development pipeline)

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