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 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Draper?

90% of Draper employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Draper 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 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 64 reviews)); "The benefits are good which helps you forget the daily abuse." ((in 52 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 20 reviews)); "Pay was good for what I did." ((in 16 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 25 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 10 reviews)); "leadership by 35, GTFO." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Draper layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Draper layoffs and their outlook for job security at Draper in 2026.

Draper reviews

4.1

90% would recommend to a friend

(384 total reviews)

Jerry Wohletz

94% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Draper has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 384 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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384 reviews

2.0

Aug 29, 2019

Good science, worst management

Technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Innovative space, challenging projects that are exciting and fun

Cons

Management is the worst. Upper levels are caught in a self-aggrandizing and favoritism leading to lower morale in the groups and rest of the teams. No appreciation for going out of the way to perform beyond expectations. Bad vision and direction, both managerial and technical.

2.0

Aug 22, 2019

Great Benefits, horrible upper management

Security guard

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. That all I have to say

Cons

The hiring in upper management is run more by personality than talent.

1.0

May 24, 2018

A decline in unhappy employees is not a good thing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, low stress, low accountability. Good financial/retirement, medical, and workplace flexibility benefits. Low stress, due to nonprofit nature and self-defined deadlines. Low accountability, as many customers don't expect specific deliverables so much as giving a good effort to solve their problems.

Cons

Good benefits, low stress, low accountability. Good benefits lead to entitlement and abuse of benefits such as unlimited sick time, family medical/leave time, flexible hours, and working from home. Low stress leads to lack of motivation and sense of urgency. There is such a thing as "good stress", or at least a "good stretch". Low accountability, as when cost targets or deadlines are missed, the project plan just gets a replan month after month.

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