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Lockheed Martin Engineer reviews

3.8

61% would recommend to a friend

(230 total reviews)
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James D. Taiclet

62% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 230 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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230 reviews
4.0
Dec 18, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Lockheed provides a great learning environment and ability to take on an increasing level of responsibility. Promotions came slowly at the site I worked at since it was unionized but management was very cognizant of your performance level and did the best they could to promote you.

Cons

I worked at one of the very few sites where the engineering staff was unionized. This really shackled management's hands in a number of ways. Promotions and bonuses are all driven by letters of understand and approved by the union. The union has the interests of the poor to mediocre employees at heart. Don't work at a unionized site if you are looking to be rewarded for all-star efforts.

3.0
Aug 11, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

casual work environment flexible work schedule lateral transfers available offered Engineering Leadership Development Program Foreign Travel available to new employees

Cons

Really bad Tuition Reimbursement Package - limited to 10k/yr Engineering Leadership Development Program - you are responsible for finding your own rotations, can NOT get an MBA you HAVE to get an engineering masters

4.0
May 15, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There is a great deal of room for advancement, but you really have to make the most of it given the tools and resources given to you. Management is great and the assignments are great. Working in a large organization is great because there is funding available for training and for traveling for meetings or conferences. There are rotation programs where you can try out different positions within the company for 6 months to a year. It's a nice way to get out there and find your nitch. Once you've found a place that's right for you, the opportunities are limitless.

Cons

If you like the defense industry, then this is the place for you. If you are not into defense, but like space-related projects (like satellites and Research and Development work) then this place is also for you. If you don't like any of these things, you may not enjoy working for LM. Some of the downsides is that, like any normal business in this industry, there are a lot of old ways of doing things... so if it's not broke, don't fix it. This is very typical of LM at times. It's only when there is R&D work that new technology comes out to replace the old. Working for a large corporation could also have its downsides. Yes, there is a great deal of growth opportunity, but that just means you have to work that much harder to get yourself noticed. You also have to be careful with office politics. Not to mention, the work that you do is very much government oriented so it also sometimes means that things are really slow and then really fast. Sometimes programs could be cut just out of the blue. So, it's a tough industry but it is definately fun if you're into the hi-tech stuff.

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