Is Lockheed Martin a good company to work for as a Materials Engineer?

Materials Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 20 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Lockheed Martin employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Materials Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Materials Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Materials Engineer employees well?

Materials Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 20 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 16.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Materials Engineer salaries at Lockheed Martin.

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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 1601 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1081 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1011 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 940 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((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 595 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 291 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 158 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 135 reviews))

Lockheed Martin Materials Engineer reviews

3.3

32% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

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32% positive business outlook

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Materials Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Materials Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Materials Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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5.0

Aug 14, 2020

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Materials engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

A great company culture that values every employee

Cons

There aren't really any cons that I can think of

5.0

May 26, 2020

Ready for the challenge

Materials engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I just Graduated from Pennsylvania State University in Material Science and Engineering. I learned about your company when I was doing research in two if my classes. I would like to be part if your team. Thank you

Cons

I do not know the challenges of working there. I will be prepared to do everything I have to do to complete task. Thanknyou

4.0

Nov 20, 2016

Real rocket science here; satellites and missiles.

Materials engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you have a viable idea, you may get funding to develop it. If not, there are many other projects to work on. Flexible work schedule.

Cons

It's easy to feel lost or isolated in this enormous corporation. Horrid commute and ridiculous housing cost in SF Bay Area.

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