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 649 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 649 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.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (904) , Systems Engineer (679) , Senior Software Engineer (292) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (113) , Project Manager (111) , Associate Software Engineer (110) , Subcontract Administrator (103) , Quality Engineer (94) , 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 1605 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1098 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1004 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 932 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 304 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 589 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 292 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 155 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 136 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 135 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin System Engineer reviews

4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(649 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

78% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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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

System Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 649 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by System Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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649 reviews

2.0

Apr 16, 2009

Lockheed - a good place to vacation from.

Systems engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a steady job...while you have a contract. In my experience it is a very flexible place to work - each vacation request I submitted has been approved, sometimes with only a week's notice. Four weeks of vacation a year when you walk in the door is nice as well. Once in, it is hard to get booted from all I have seen.

Cons

The work is uninteresting, and the company is so big that your work rarely matters. Pay is low, industry-wise. The company is very top-heavy, and as they try to remedy this promotions are becoming harder to get.

4.0

Mar 28, 2009

Lockheed Martin

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay and benefits. Everyone that leaves comes back to Lockheed.

Cons

there are many but there is

4.0

Mar 24, 2009

Great opportunities for the patient.

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The ability to learn different technologies and interact with truly brilliant professionals. A large organization with a world-wide presence that allows for individual career opportunities. Generous education benefits for advanced degree-work. Large information stores made available to employees to research solutions, or share information with peers.

Cons

Draconian and tedious compliance requirements. The feeling of being a number, or profit point to be maximized due to the size of the organization and the, at times, attitude of management. This is just an opinion and may be part of the culture of larger organizations, or multi-nationals.

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