Is Lockheed Martin a good company to work for as a System Engineer?

System Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 653 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Lockheed Martin employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open System Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay System Engineer employees well?

System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 653 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineer salaries at Lockheed Martin.

How happy are System Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

82% of System Engineer employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 1% in the past 12 months. System Engineer professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 4.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (907) , Systems Engineer (681) , Senior Software Engineer (294) , Engineer (246) , Senior Systems Engineer (189) , Intern (188) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (167) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (113) , Associate Software Engineer (112) , Project Manager (111) , Subcontract Administrator (103) , Quality Engineer (95) , Project Engineer (89)

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

"Good Benefits and a full catalog of potential tech careers can be had working for them." ((in 1582 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1136 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1010 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 921 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 334 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 599 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 296 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 162 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 142 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 134 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin System Engineer reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(653 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

78% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Career opportunities

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

Systems Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 653 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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653 reviews

4.0

Apr 6, 2022

Good Company, Great Culture and Work Life Balance

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Won’t find a company that has a better work life balance than Lockheed. The environment is super friendly and open, I haven’t found anything similar.

Cons

Pay is below average for a software or systems engineer. The low pay is the only thing that prevents this from being 5 stars for me.

4.0

Apr 4, 2022

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Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Flexible Work schedule is great with every other Friday off

Cons

A lot of beaurocracy to deal with and office politics which slows down progress.

5.0

Mar 30, 2022

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Systems engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great working environment at the various facilities.

Cons

None that are worth mentioning.

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