Lockheed Martin Software/Systems/Project Engineer reviews

3.9

89% would recommend to a friend

(321 total reviews)
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James D. Taiclet

72% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Software/Systems/Project Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 321 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software/Systems/Project Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software/Systems/Project Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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321 reviews
4.0
Feb 4, 2009
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Pros

Lateral movement within the company is no only easy, but encouraged. However one has to take the initiative in this. Deep IT infrastructure for every facet of employment from Benefits Enrollment to retirement savings management. Full or partial tuition reimbursement

Cons

Is very by the book in terms of vertical movement. Hard and fast rules about minimum years of experience for each level of employment. As a large, very large company, roles and responsibilities can be very compartmentalized with a narrow focus. Changing one's scenery often means changing to another job on another team.

4.0
Jan 23, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay, opporunities to travel and a great program for continuing education. Also, it is a diverse group of people and the company is very good about integrating everyone to feel equal in the work place.

Cons

Raises are not that great and knowledge sharing isn't good either. People tend to hoard there knowledge of certain things for the safety of their own job. Which only hurts the company and the immediate group in the long run.

3.0
Dec 5, 2008
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Pros

First, it will look good on your resume when applying for another job. Little that they know, Lockheed Martin is not as good as it is on paper.

Cons

The location where I was at is a glass ceiling. I believe that there is too many managers. Most of the actual workers find themselves asking each other "what's that manager's job again?!" There is a deputy to a deputy for a deputy. I started as a non-degree holder for a position. The pay was "better than nothing." But after getting my higher education, there's just no place to move up into. Three other employees who have graduated from MBA program left as well. All MBA has been paid for by Lockheed Martin. After six months of graduating, they all left. LM changed the policy to 1-year, so I stayed for a year and left as well. Months after I left, there were layoffs. That's one of the reason why I left, too. I knew that there would be layoffs. As much as I love my manager and the people I worked with, I had to go.

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