Interesting research, but poor career growth - werkgeversreview Research Scientist bij Leonardo

2,0
22 mei 2026
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Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

- Flexi-time working is good. - Technical research can be novel and interesting. - Most people are supportive and kind.

Minpunten

- Low salaries for teams consisting of many highly qualified individuals (PhD graduates). - Career progression is not made clear when first joining. - Career progression is gated behind a “Systems Engineering” competency framework. - Career progression is not based on merit but on how long an individual has been at the company. - Lack of roadmapping leading to poorly planned work. - Technical-leadership not communicating properly to people-leadership. - Research Scientists are not trusted to complete their work by people-leaders. - Work is micro-managed and still not finished. - No accountability for constant right-shifting of deadlines. - Novel techniques and approaches are met with resistance - “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it” mentality. - Work carried out is closer to Software Engineering, but under System Engineering title, Research Scientists are given poor resourcing. - E.g. Office terminals and laptops do not have enough compute (lag when using a standard IDE). - Lack of on-site facilities planning - E.g. expedited hiring leading to lack of parking. Inappropriate security-safe floor plating.

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Thank you for taking the time to provide such detailed feedback and for sharing your experiences as part of our Research Science community at Leonardo. We are pleased to hear that you have valued the flexibility offered through flexi-time working, found elements of the technical research interesting and innovative, and experienced support from colleagues across the business. We also appreciate your candid feedback regarding career progression, communication, resourcing and ways of working within the research environment. We recognise how important clear development pathways, effective leadership communication and access to the right tools and infrastructure are to enabling our people to succeed and feel supported in their roles. As a business operating in complex engineering and defence programmes, balancing technical delivery, governance and long-term capability development can present challenges. However, we recognise the importance of continually evolving how we support specialist technical communities, particularly in highly skilled research and engineering disciplines. Your feedback around progression visibility, technical empowerment, planning and resourcing is valuable and contributes to the ongoing discussions around how we continue improving the employee experience across our teams. Thank you again for taking the time to share your perspective and for the contribution you continue to make at Leonardo.

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