Is Lockheed Martin a good company to work for as a Systems Engineering?

Systems Engineering professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 839 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Lockheed Martin employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Systems Engineering Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Systems Engineering interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Systems Engineering employees well?

Systems Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 839 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Systems Engineering salaries at Lockheed Martin.

How happy are Systems Engineering professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

82% of Systems Engineering employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 1% in the past 12 months. Systems Engineering professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 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?

Software Engineer (908) , Systems Engineer (681) , Senior Software Engineer (294) , Engineer (247) , Senior Systems Engineer (189) , Intern (188) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (167) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Associate Software Engineer (113) , Program Manager (113) , 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 1593 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1101 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1024 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 937 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 313 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 590 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 298 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 140 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 132 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin Systems Engineering reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(839 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

77% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.1

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

Systems Engineering employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 839 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Engineering professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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839 reviews

2.0

Aug 8, 2013

Lockheed Martin is an excellent company.

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and benefits, not excellent though.

Cons

Lousy paid time off and no job security.

4.0

Jul 25, 2013

New college hire with an Engineering degree

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great number of opportunities, especially in the DC metro area, with room for advancement and growth; in my experience, managers tend to stress a positive work-life balance and make accommodations to employees (i.e., flexible hours, telecommuting)

Cons

Training budgets have been slashed; salaries have been mostly flat for the past few years

3.0

Jul 24, 2013

Lockheed Martin

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company makes any effort to provide a variety of career paths to full time employees and tries to accomodate flex time scheduling whenver possible.

Cons

The benefits offered by the company are not quite as competitive as the benefits offered by other companies of comparable size.

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