Does DLR pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DLR employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DLR. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DLR?

97% of DLR employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DLR 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at DLR?

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (51) , Werkstudent (31) , Intern (26) , Masterand (26) , Research Assistant (23) , Internship (21) , Research Scientist (20) , Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in (20) , Research Associate (18) , Master Thesis Student (17) , Working Student (15) , Researcher (14) , Studentische Hilfskraft (14) , Student Assistant (12) , Engineer (10)

What are the pros of working at DLR according to real employee reviews?

"Colleagues are friendly and helpful" ((in 32 reviews)); "People are friendly They are people" ((in 27 reviews)); "good work life balance in general" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good working environment" ((in 13 reviews)); "International team with multi disciplinary expertise" ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at DLR according to real employee reviews?

"low salary for master thesis and working student" ((in 47 reviews)); "Pay could be better" ((in 9 reviews)); "No benefits besides Basic salary." ((in 5 reviews)); "Temporary job and absent management" ((in 5 reviews)); "Low payments and located in a far area which makes harder to develop a good social life" ((in 4 reviews))

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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

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4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

3.8

Senior management

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

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

4.0

Apr 30, 2025

Good place to pursue PhD and do research

Postdoctoral researcher

Recommend

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Pros

- various interesting research topics - a lot of experts so you can nearly find answers for any problem

Cons

- fixed-term contract, hard to get permanent position

5.0

Apr 1, 2025

Research Scientist - Entry Level - DLR

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good entry level salary, opportunity to grow and learn a lot.

Cons

It depends on your personality. DLR is a research focused entity whose goal is providing technology transfer to the industry. This is not always the case. The risk is ending up conducting 'useless' research.

5.0

Mar 24, 2025

Good place to work

Satellite systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice environment and interesting projects

Cons

maybe salaries are not competitive

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