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

Senior System Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 214 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Lockheed Martin employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior System Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior System Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Senior System Engineer employees well?

Senior System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 214 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior System Engineer salaries at Lockheed Martin.

How happy are Senior System Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

91% of Senior System Engineer employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 18% in the past 12 months. Senior System Engineer professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs 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 1593 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1110 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1021 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 926 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 331 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 289 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 135 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 133 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin Senior System Engineer reviews

4.0

91% would recommend to a friend

(214 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

84% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

System Engineer senior employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 214 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Engineer senior professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by System Engineer senior professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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214 reviews

4.0

Apr 5, 2013

Good company but benefits are getting worse

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ethical, international opportunities, variety in programs

Cons

lack of training opportunities, expensive health care, relatively low pay compared to smaller firms

4.0

Apr 1, 2013

Sad, but it was time to go...

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We puled off incredibly technically challenging accomplishments and dealt with risk head on - Where others would fear to tread.

Cons

Rapid promotion and advancements based on accomplishment made it difficult to compete in the local markets when it was over.

4.0

Feb 22, 2013

Work experience was interesting and challenging

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

State of the Art Equipment

Cons

Rotational Shift Work begins to get tiring and old

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