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 650 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 650 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 (901) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (112) , 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 1613 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1094 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1025 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 922 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((in 312 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 583 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 157 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 147 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 130 reviews))

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4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(650 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

78% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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Systems Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 650 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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650 reviews

4.0

Nov 1, 2023

A great place to start your career

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Top aerospace firm, win lots of big contracts, lots of opportunities to transfer within the company.

Cons

Slow processes sometimes, little fish big pond feeling at times.

4.0

Oct 31, 2023

Systems Engineer II

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home, Pay, Benefits, tuition reimbursement, teammates are great

Cons

none that I could really think of right now

4.0

Oct 17, 2023

Solid place to work

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Laid back, good work-life balance, nice coworkers

Cons

Work can be quite repetitive

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