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      Draper

      Engaged Employer

      Draper reviews

      4.1

      90% would recommend to a friend

      (385 total reviews)
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      Jerry Wohletz

      94% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

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      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 385 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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      385 reviews
      4.0
      Aug 6, 2016

      Solving challenging engineering problems of national importance.

      Associate director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Exposure to a broad set of technologies. Tight collaboration with innovative academics. Cambridge is a great place to work, if you can get there. Not-for-profit status alleviates much of the financial pressure you might feel at a for profit (esp public) entity.

      Cons

      Commute can be brutal. New senior management is steering the ship in new directions - which can greatly upset the 75% of the staff who have devoted their careers to the more traditional Draper work. (Not saying the new directions aren't the right thing to do, just saying that a lot of good people feel seriously disenfranchised.). Not a lot of turnover at the mid-management levels, so it can take a long time to rise through the organization. Not a lot of corporate growth over the last two decades - so there aren't many new management opportunities created.

      5.0
      Aug 2, 2016

      Excellent Company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Excellent benefits, flexible work schedule, top-notch technical staff, relaxed atmosphere.

      Cons

      Promotions are few and far between and very political.

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