Does Rheinmetall pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rheinmetall employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rheinmetall. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rheinmetall?

66% of Rheinmetall employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rheinmetall 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rheinmetall?

Project Manager (18) , Software Engineer (15) , Systems Engineer (14) , Engineer (12) , Intern (8) , Operario De Producción (8) , Mechanical Engineer (7) , Entwicklungsingenieur (6) , Manager (6) , Program Manager (6) , Werkstudent (6) , Praktikant (5) , Sales Manager (5) , Design Engineer (4) , Internship (4)

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

"Work life balance is good." ((in 13 reviews)); "good benefits" ((in 12 reviews)); "The pay is good and meets the requirements for the standard of living in Cape Town." ((in 10 reviews)); "good working environment to work" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good salary , activities and leave days" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"Bad management, some of them have no other skill than being some one s friend." ((in 15 reviews)); "I believe this is primarily German and Australian cultures clashing, poor leadership, directors and execs being disconnected from the reality and inter company feuds." ((in 9 reviews)); "Disorganised team, difficult communication within the team" ((in 6 reviews)); "Some managers are genuinely bullies." ((in 4 reviews)); "Senior management are spineless bullies." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rheinmetall layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(291 total reviews)

Armin Papperger

87% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

Rheinmetall has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 291 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rheinmetall 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

291 reviews

3.0

Feb 25, 2014

One works with leading technology and allowed to think outside the box.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a high-tech company with a good track record. Very competitive products in the market. Challenging flight tests are very exiting and done quite regularly.

Cons

Promotions is preserved for selected racial groups.

4.0

Sep 28, 2013

Good company

Senior boilermaker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They develop their staff and look after

Cons

All jobs has deadlines and one has to meet those deadlines

1.0

Aug 28, 2013

Senior management lacking leadership quality, no career development

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to balance work and social life, not much work load as currently no challenging projects or future development seen

Cons

Senior management unaware of departmental problems and falling to address individual employee. Though problems and concerns were raised about the mismanagement but management takes no efforts in rectifying them

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