DRS Technologies Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I was able to do what I enjoy and was able to help mentor my Help Desk person."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"Was able to grow as a Network/Systems Administrator. They gave me opportunity to study and learn more so I could be more beneficial to the company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know your job well no chance for failure because you have to think quick on your feet in most situations. Need to get communications back working ASAP."

What don't you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"The area we worked was in Iraq or any danger zone, so this was a big drawback sometimes."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Always listen to the guys in the field - they are the ones that have to deal with the customers issues first."

"Good and bad. The left hand doesn't know what the right isdoing."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"If you're in the right group, you can learn lots of stuff. But it can just as easily be exactly the opposite."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask if you are going to be assigned to a project that has been handed over from another division of DRS (Dallas or Cypress, CA). If so, be ready for the headaches and missing information and lack of cooperation from the other end when you ask for something from them. There has been a lot of turnover lately in the company."

What don't you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"The multiple divisions of DRS across the country seem to have a total disconnect as far as working together as a team."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make sure standards for software engineering are actually enforced all the way up and down the chain of command."

"I learned a lot about politics and how adults in power act like teenage girls."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"Interesting and challenging work given that the customers were ready to leave because of extremely poor quality and lack of processes. In spite of all that, the work was still interesting. There were tons of problems, but there were lots of opportunities to solve the problems if the management would just get out of the way."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask about the politics. Ask about the culture in the CincinnatI office (most are just waiting for the operation to fold). Ask why the management keeps changing. Ask why the company hasn't closed the CincinnatI operation. Ask if it will be closed soon and what opportunities are available for you when that office closes."

What don't you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"Constant change in upper management at the local level. They don't understand their costs, and certainly don't understand how to do a proper estimate (and they wonder why they lose hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars). I saw 4 GMs in a 3 year period. Lots of political games going on as well."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get out of the way and let the people do their jobs. Get a handle on your supply chain department and your engineering department."

"Overall, I enjoyed working for DRS."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"I enjoyed the people and the work itself. The job was non repetitive, and I was able to self motivate on a daily basis."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be prepared to be completely honest, as this company deals mostly in Government contracts, and requires a security clearance."

What don't you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"I did not enjoy the fact that the position was relocated to the other side of the country, with no other opportunities in this region."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I feel that upper management should take the time to look at their employees and the things that those employees have to offer the company. Most senior level managers do not know the lower level workers that work for them, or the skills that they have or have acquired."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"The majority of employees had a high level of intelligence that I found to be quite energizing."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be ready to take on the challenge of working hard to make this company financially successful."

What don't you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"Limitations set on creativity and personal growth due to micromanagement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be open about the company's future, what the concerns are and what the plan is to solidify its future."

"Was required to train staff on new system and oversee billing operations."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"This was a great opportunity to learn a new system and train current employees."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"DRS moved to Chicago and some positions moved to Cypress, CA. Like any interview, BE PREPARED."

What don't you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"The time I was allowed to learn the new system was short."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The reason for me being at this facility was to prepare them for shutdown and movement to the facility in Chicago. There are no suggestions for management as a great many people lost their jobs."

"Very cool work, but a bit hard to succeed with unnecessary limits imposed."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"Loved the people, the diverse culture, and the seriousness with which they took their ethics program."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you have the skills they are looking for, it is easy to get in the door. However, funding is a problem here, particularly at the beginning of a new calendar year."

What don't you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"For supervisory purposes, I was accountable to an Engineering Manager, but my work assignments and funding came from a Project Manager who had little to no say in the engineers' daily work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Fewer meetings, and more participation with those actually doing the work. More clarity on to whom engineers are accountable (Project Managers vs. Engineering Managers). A flatter personnel structure would help."

"The most professional fun I have had in my career as an engineer."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"The technical challenges given to me. The friendships built with all the people with whom I worked."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be professional, well organized, honest, and enthusiastic. DRS is a good company."

What don't you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"The lay off was bad. The slow growth of the commercial business."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stay on course for customer focus, presenting world class products, that facilitate growth of customer relationships."

"At DRS, I worked on highly technical projects in a fast pass environment."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"The technical projects I was put on. The fast paced environment. The helpful mentors."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know your technical base. If you don't know what you're talking about, you won't make it. Finally, good luck!!"

What don't you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"I like everything. From a professional perspective, the company is one of the best I've worked for."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep doing what you're doing. They work hard, they're exceptionally intelligent, and they are genuinely caring individuals."

"Very good- recruited by GM based on previous relationship"

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"Ability to grow division from a mom and pop operation of 300 to over 1250 with 150 contingency work force"

What don't you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"For the most part nothing negative to say. Management and Corporate management open."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management and Corporate management open and valued opinions and suggestions presented"

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"Lean culture driving to be better, faster and cheaper. Trust, ownership, accountability and driving to get results. Culture to face the reality and ability to take actions when senior management is not looking."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"yes, a good company to work with with great benefits."

What don't you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"making decisions basen on short term goals and not enough support just do it mine set."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Learn to see, stand in the circle, feel the pain that others feel and unleash people's creativity.Have a vision, share it, get buy-in and develop your employees."

"marketing communication, branding and trade show campaigns."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"It's a high tech defense contractor servicing the armed forces."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Unfortunately I do not. It's not an easy industry to break in to, be patient though because if very rewarding."

What don't you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"No career path or plan for employees. No career development."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Put a team in place that understand the importance of communications."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"Excellent quality of people, job was rewarding, financially worthwhile, great job satisfaction."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be very good at what you do, and be able to prove it."

What don't you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"No jobs local to Georgia, 4 years of 100% travel, working in an active war zone with IEDs, rockets, mortars, and snipers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Broaden their businees developement efforts to include Atlanta, expand into the commercial market more"

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"This is a great company."