DLR reviews

4.3

97% would recommend to a friend

(254 total reviews)

A. Kaysser-Pyzalla, S. Beemelmans, K. Lemmer, W.Pelzer

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76% positive business outlook

DLR has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 254 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The DLR employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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254 reviews
1.0
Mar 13, 2016
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Pros

its good for students fresh of university, usually they do not perceive the bad things here,and are easily impressed as they do not have any other work experience to compare. because of their lack of experience they are also not abused, as there is not much they can do...

Cons

MY review is for DLR in Wessling : not good place for people with some experience. not good place to make PhD, not good for people without connections that are just scientist which would like to work on these topics. there is a lack of knowledge here, very chaotic, good people are neglected or mobbed. (yes there is mobbing here, and its not little). unfairness in the treatment of employees, employees which are privileged because of who their are friends or Whos their family is are treated as gold, the other ones that do all the work, many extra hours, receive no recognition and if they live that place they get as default a bad certificate, and of course a bad reputation so that other people thing is their fault. This place has destroyed the career of many good people, it takes some time for them to get up, but they will because they are good. There is almost no chance for carrer, only through connections, most of the competent people leave this place....

3.0
Jul 17, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

It can definitely be nice working for the German Aerospace Center DLR, one of Germanys centers for applied research. You normally start as a young engineer, get a contract for three years, trying to work on your Dr. degree (phd), and dig yourself in whatever subject you are interested in. There is generally a very good chance to become an expert in your reserach field. DLR offers a lot of training, and due to the various inerantional cooperations and international projects, the job can be very satisfying. Combining family and job is also supported by DLR. You can work from home for some time in the week. Also partime contracts are possible. When you think it is time for a change, you can find a job in industry reletavly easy. I also know several people who give up their job in industry to work for DLR, because they are more interested in technicla content than in project management.

Cons

There are also several cons, of course. One is the salary. Because DLR is a governmental funded organisation, it is below industry salaries. Especially for young people. The career development is also nearly non-existent. You stay research engineer till the end. Internal candidates are not promoted for management positions. There are also times when the workload gets extremely high. You are asked to work on two or even three projects, do acquisition of additional projects, and publish on conferences and in journals, all in parallel.

4.0
Oct 23, 2015

DLR is a good employer

Anonymous employee
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Pros

DLR offers great work life balance and you will work with some very enthusiastic and smart people. The support for new employees is very good.

Cons

The pay at DLR is quite limited due to it following the TVOED scale. The work culture can be quite different depending on each institute.

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