Is Lockheed Martin a good company to work for as a Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineering?

Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineering professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 29 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 Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineering Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineering interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineering employees well?

Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 29 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineering salaries at Lockheed Martin.

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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))

Lockheed Martin Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineering reviews

4.3

90% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

89% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineering employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineering professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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29 reviews

4.0

Feb 2, 2026

Really cool work.

Guidance, navigation, & control engineer (gnc)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We do a ton of really cool work here at LM. Especially for deep space missions.

Cons

VP, Director levels are more concerned about AI use than the mission currently.

3.0

Mar 22, 2025

It’s okay

Guidance, navigation, & control engineer (gnc)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is nice good for early career or end of your career

Cons

The management is everywhere and not organized

5.0

Mar 18, 2025

Great Company to Work For

Guidance, navigation, & control engineer (gnc)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall Rewarding work with very challenging but rewarding problems. Work life balance is great. Good ability to move around internally

Cons

Moving up is very slow and not properly given by merit, instead rewards YoE above all else

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