Is Rolls-Royce a good company to work for?

Rolls-Royce has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 4,505 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 82% of employees would recommend working at Rolls-Royce to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Rolls-Royce have been left by employees working as Manufacturing Engineer , Software Engineer and CNC Machinist .

Does Rolls-Royce pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rolls-Royce employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rolls-Royce. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rolls-Royce?

82% of Rolls-Royce employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rolls-Royce 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rolls-Royce?

Engineer (170) , Manufacturing Engineer (158) , Intern (118) , Project Manager (77) , Mechanical Engineer (65) , Internship (60) , Design Engineer (52) , Systems Engineer (51) , Software Engineer (45) , Technician (42) , Buyer (38) , Manager (38) , Project Engineer (32) , Engineering Intern (31) , Mechanical Design Engineer (28)

What are the pros of working at Rolls-Royce according to real employee reviews?

"people are great and helpful" ((in 307 reviews)); "Good work life balance and learnibg" ((in 260 reviews)); "The Pay is good and the work hours are decent." ((in 187 reviews)); "I am very satisfied with this company because it has a good salary and the company really cares about all of the employees." ((in 125 reviews)); "good culture and learning to be in" ((in 121 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Rolls-Royce according to real employee reviews?

"Their poor management and processes that I witnessed have now completely tainted my view of Rolls" ((in 155 reviews)); "Too many managers for the individual contributors" ((in 73 reviews)); "slow career progression and trainning" ((in 36 reviews)); "Some lack of direction in senior leadership" ((in 33 reviews)); "4. Senior management less approachable and supportive." ((in 22 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rolls-Royce layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Rolls-Royce locations?

Indianapolis , Mount Vernon , Prince George , Oakland , Walpole , Washington , Houston , Pittsburgh , Richmond , Reston , Stennis Space Center , Pascagoula , Cypress , Huntsville , New York , Savannah , Moon Township , Novi , Oklahoma City , Dallas , Galveston , West Lafayette , Cleveland , Columbus , Los Angeles , Seattle , Derby , Aiken , Pooler , Disputanta

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Rolls-Royce reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(3,446 total reviews)

Tufan Erginbilgic

82% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Rolls-Royce has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,446 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Rolls-Royce 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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

5.0

Feb 17, 2025

Rewarding mission

Supply chain project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Clear cut impact on the people who use the product. Strong sense of contribution. Generally strong decision delegation authority.

Cons

Very limited growth potential beyond line level management. Could be stronger compensation, behind competitors.

1.0

Feb 17, 2025

Engineering, technology and safety organisation is Toxic environment

Engineering lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company as a whole is good overall, good package with benefits, bonus and pension

Cons

After re-organisation, the ET&S is not effective. The leadership is creating a blaming and unsupportive culture which is toxic. Not a good place to work. Lack of clear direction and expectations. HR is poor, not working to protect employees.

4.0

Feb 17, 2025

Good Group

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people to work with

Cons

New CEO is a bit of an egomaniac On site work is unnecessary

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