Is Leonardo a good company to work for?

Leonardo has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 2,525 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 76% of employees would recommend working at Leonardo to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Leonardo have been left by employees working as Operaio Metalmeccanico , Ingegnere Elettronico and Ingegnere .

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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Leonardo?

76% 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, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Leonardo?

Systems Engineer (94) , Software Engineer (89) , Engineer (68) , Project Manager (64) , System Engineer (45) , Program Manager (30) , Impiegato Tecnico (27) , Buyer (22) , Senior Systems Engineer (22) , Operaio Metalmeccanico (19) , Principal Systems Engineer (19) , Impiegato (18) , 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 139 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 121 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 111 reviews)); "Good benefits package and pension" ((in 44 reviews)); "Good pay and working hours with overtime" ((in 43 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of drive / motivation from leaders." ((in 91 reviews)); "Low salaries compared to the market and difficult to innovate" ((in 63 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 29 reviews)); "All the senior managers have all worked there forever and it's an old boys club." ((in 23 reviews)); "No training, extremely political" ((in 20 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?

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Leonardo reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,341 total reviews)

Roberto Cingolani

91% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Leonardo has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,341 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 Aerospaziale e difesa industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Jan 24, 2025

Culture change required

Lead systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work World leading technology in some areas

Cons

Under resourced Employees burning out Salary negotiations are a battle Gender pay gap is still a problem Promotion routes are too variable between functions Recognition scheme is abysmal

Leonardo Response

1y

Thank you for taking the time to provide a review. Your feedback is valuable to us and we’d appreciate the opportunity to learn more about your experiences including areas you feel we can improve. Whilst we appreciate there is more we could do, we believe we are making progress. We had more new starts to our Edinburgh Engineering teams in 2024 than in any previous year and our Gender Pay Gap has continually decreased every year since 2021. We encourage you to speak to the Edinburgh HR team to discuss this further.

3.0

Jan 7, 2025

Secure job, process heavy, a bit old fashioned

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really interesting technology, lots of resources, good work life balance and good salary.

Cons

Process heavy sometimes preventing engineers getting the job done. "Sloping shoulder" attitude where colleagues dump their work on you (mainly cause most engineers are stretched). Boys club culture, a lot of unconscious bias and a few outdated attitudes. E.g. people complain about positive discrimination when their are 90% white men in technical roles is a bit bonkers. Not unusual for women to change departments due to a few misogynistic bad eggs, HR aren't active in supporting issues. Issues generally hit a ceiling and aren't resolved.

Leonardo Response

1y

Thanks for your feedback. You have raised a number of issues that we are concerned about. We don't tend to see these themes through our internal feedback activities. Given your experience and comments we are keen to explore this further. Please reach out to us at social.media@leonardo.com

1.0

Nov 1, 2024

Terrible place to work

Officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing Nothing Nothing Nothing Nothing

Cons

Racist managers Sexist bosses Sexual harassement

Leonardo Response

1y

Thank you for taking the time to provide a review. We are really disappointed to read about your experience and are concerned about the issues you have raised. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer, where our staff have a sense of belonging and feel safe. We don’t tolerate sexual harassment or racism in the work place and take this very seriously. Please reach out to your local People Business Partner so we investigate your allegations further as we are keen to understand in more detail as your job title does not align to roles that we have hired directly in the last 12 months into our London Head Office. Alternatively, please contact us directly on social.media@leonardo.com.

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