DRS Technologies Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"Chance to learn Computer Network Architecture, proprietary software applications for vault access and document controls including FERPA document management"

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

"I needed to go back to school to advance my skills base. It was not possible to do that with this company."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"Very good company to work for, management and employees are very supportive in all aspects of the the EHS program."

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

"Do what right and company will fully back you. Your going into a very good situation."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"I spent a lot of time doing a job that I liked. The company has a good reputation for workers and work done."

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

"I feel the subcontractor that the job was for did not adequately support the mission my company was subcontracted for."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest better ways to train junior personnel. Also, as it might not be their fault, a better way to get equipment to personnel."

"I've worked for two DRS divisions, in each case I was laid-off from another dept because the development of the product/s for which I was hired fell far behind their original schedules (by years!)."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"The company worked a 9/80 w/every other FrI off - kept my sanity! Otherwise - I wish I only had to work a 9-hr day the rest of the 9 longer days!"

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

"It's a solid company, my comments relate to the two divs for which I worked. Sales at the first one dropped to the point it lost division status and the product lines have been absorbed by other DRS divisions. Other divisions are close to being in the same boat, ask good questions - understand where products are in their life-cycle and what's on the horizon."

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

"The engineering dept at the two divisions I worked at had not philosophically transitioned from a sole-source govt contractor model to the new fully-competitive environment defense mkt environment. Development projects fall behind while the company waits for customer funding, in the meantime, competitors are displaying working prototypes. The company at the group and corp level needs some reconciliation. There are divisions addressing the same markets with similar products in competition with one another. Corp exec mgt needs to establish clean, focused and delinated technology and market roles. Not to do so causes confusion, squanders resources and creates internal distrust."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Bite the IRAD investment bullet and make HUGE up-front, short term investments (and convince corp to do allow such) to ensure development of major (bet the division) products will be on the market in 2-3 vs. 5-7 years."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"The high technolog product line."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"Employee participation"

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

"Leadership & Management"

"I don't think that this information should be required when applying for a job."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"I loved the willingness of the employees to help one another. They liked to have fun as well as work hard."

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

"Be yourself, show your true colors."

"Excelent place to work as long as willing to deploy."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"Good Management and salary"

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

"Ensure you have all the necessary skills before submitting aplication and if you can get a recomendation from a current employee."

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

"Required for most positions to deploy"

"Good company to work for."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"Work experience and traveling all over."

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

"Treat others the way you want to be treated and you will succeed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Great people to work for."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"I had no experience in the field but brought me in as a non-degreed engineer."

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

"Long commute, people seemed snooty."

"Ok, if you like a place that is stuck in its ways"

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"The People"

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

"The Upper Management"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Trust in the staff that is hired to perform there jobs"

"Good place to work, but needs improvement"

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

"Career advancement"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Development of its people"

"contracting was best"

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"gravy"

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

"increase saleries"

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

"nothing"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"put better effort into employees"

"Good ol' boy network"

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"Amount of work load"

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

"Good luck"

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

"Run into the same problems every month."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have more qualified diversified employees and managers, leads, supervisor."

What do you like about working at DRS Technologies?

"Getting out of debt and paying down the mortgage on my house"

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

"The locations are very , very bad."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get me a job back in Tampa. I do not like the middle east."