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 48 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 24 reviews)); "Pay was good for what I did." ((in 19 reviews)); "Great coworkers." ((in 16 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 10 reviews)); "Being that its mostly defense/government work, salaries aren't as high as in industry." ((in 5 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.

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

90% would recommend to a friend

(386 total reviews)

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 386 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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386 reviews

3.0

Aug 29, 2025

Draper is plunging

Senior principal engineer

Recommend

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Pros

History of good work. They have one huge contract for half the company that keeps money flowing.

Cons

Insane cyber policy. New anti-employee policies. Poor personnel management. Not enough work. Layoff prone.

2.0

Aug 12, 2025

Good for Early Career. Later on, maybe not so much...

Senior embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

One-of-a-kind systems to work on. A "good" project can be technically fulfilling. Get your early-career cred here, then move on to a better company that will appreciate you.

Cons

If you're not management or task-leadership by 35, GTFO. There's a definite "Eloi vs Morlocks" culture here. Best employer in the world for that favored 20%. The other 80% will languish. Wait too long and you'll be unemployable anywhere else.

5.0

Dec 27, 2023

Great place to work

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of challenging work in interesting national security areas. Great coworkers.

Cons

If you have a crappy manager, you’re gonna have a crappy time. Fortunately, most of the managers are good at their jobs.

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