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 (907) , 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 (112) , Project Manager (111) , Subcontract Administrator (103) , Quality Engineer (95) , 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 1564 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1127 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1022 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 911 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 320 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 587 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 285 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 156 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 140 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 140 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).

Reviews by job title

651 reviews

4.0

May 10, 2025

Great culture and environment to work

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance Internal courses Range of products to work on

Cons

Unclear work banding/ promotion availability

3.0

May 6, 2025

Good company to work for

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Location is convenient, team is diverse

Cons

Pay is not as competitive

4.0

May 5, 2025

System Engineer

System engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with, good pay, and 401k matching.

Cons

Health benefits in NY are less than the desirable, if the state allowed Kaiser Permeante it would be an amazing package. They allow lateral movement but if your are not plugged into the network of sorts, it will not happen.

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