Decent job out of college with quick rise in the title - Senior Software Engineer Leonardo DRS Employee Review

4.0
Dec 7, 2016
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Pros

Some good co-workers with several opportunities to work with different embedded technologies even if some were a bit older.

Cons

Waterfall development and slow to adopt new tech some times. Sometimes contracts were strange where we as the implementers were also tasked with writing the requirements for the thing we were going to develop but often could not get answers from the customer about the requirements they needed. It seemed very odd but I feel like it was normal stuff for government contracts.

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5.0
Jul 14, 2026
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Pros

Well managed all around. Used to be a really good place to work, but since they went public, it's just a good place to work.

Cons

Defence industry, typical feast or famine. Either working over time to tight schedules or nothing to do.

2.0
Jun 29, 2026
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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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