Does Leonardo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Leonardo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Leonardo. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Leonardo?

75% of Leonardo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Leonardo 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Leonardo?

Systems Engineer (92) , Software Engineer (89) , Engineer (68) , Project Manager (64) , System Engineer (46) , Program Manager (30) , Impiegato Tecnico (27) , Buyer (22) , Senior Systems Engineer (22) , Operaio Metalmeccanico (19) , Principal Systems Engineer (19) , Impiegato (17) , Manager (17) , Ingegnere (16) , Manufacturing Engineer (16)

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

"Good benefits and pension plan" ((in 141 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 111 reviews)); "Great people and teamworking you'll be happy if you don't want to stretch yourself and continue to only work in you comfort zone" ((in 110 reviews)); "Good pay and working hours with overtime" ((in 46 reviews)); "• Good pension (but not as good as it used to be)." ((in 42 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of drive / motivation from leaders." ((in 88 reviews)); "Low salaries compared to the market and difficult to innovate" ((in 69 reviews)); ") slow career progression" ((in 30 reviews)); "Managers have limited influence in the process and struggle to keep people as a result." ((in 22 reviews)); "No training, extremely political" ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Leonardo layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Leonardo locations?

Buenos Aires , Olavarría , Loma Hermosa

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Leonardo reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,336 total reviews)

Roberto Cingolani

90% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Leonardo has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,336 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Leonardo 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Nov 23, 2020

Vice-President

Head of ict & cyber security

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

An excellent working environment with great colleagues.

Cons

This is a heavily engineering-centric company.

4.0

Oct 26, 2020

Great team, location, interesting work

Head of operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively small & nimble organisation in Ottawa, backed by a Global Defense company of approx. 50,000 employees - working with extremely gifted, bright individuals who are, experts in their domain and developing advances in our field.

Cons

Pandemic slowing the growth curve

1.0

Oct 22, 2020

Stress!

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Half day fridays. Rare in reality

Cons

Stressed me out so much I got a hernia. Then even when i left the company stressed me out more by swindling me out of 4 days unused annual leave. Radio scilence when I dispute it.

Leonardo Response

It is never a good thing to read a review of this nature and we very much hope you are feeling better now. We will make sure that the Basildon team is aware of your feedback.

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