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

System Enginner professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 651 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 Enginner Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Enginner interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay System Enginner employees well?

System Enginner professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 651 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Enginner salaries at Lockheed Martin.

How happy are System Enginner professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

82% of System Enginner employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 1% in the past 12 months. System Enginner 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 (905) , Systems Engineer (680) , Senior Software Engineer (293) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (113) , Associate Software Engineer (111) , Project Manager (111) , 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 1599 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1120 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1031 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 908 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 318 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 586 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 159 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 132 reviews))

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4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(651 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

78% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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System Enginner employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 651 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Enginner professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by System Enginner professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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651 reviews

4.0

Aug 21, 2025

Great benefits, good pay

System engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good and pay is decent.

Cons

Weird space to work it. Everyone is a little stand offish in the defense sector.

4.0

Aug 7, 2025

chill

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

lots of benefits, very chill

Cons

if you're looking to learn a lot, maybe look into startups

3.0

Jul 11, 2025

Good Pay, Tough work though

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, 401k is awesome, PTO/Sick time rolled together (4 weeks/year), whole week Christmas-New years off,

Cons

Depending on the program/team, you may be worked super hard. No way to tell though. I've heard some of the other prime contractors pay more (can't confirm)

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