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

Mechanical Design Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 29 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 Mechanical Design Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Mechanical Design Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Mechanical Design Engineer employees well?

Mechanical Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 29 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 26.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Mechanical Design Engineer salaries at Lockheed Martin.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (904) , Systems Engineer (679) , Senior Software Engineer (293) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (113) , 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 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))

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Lockheed Martin Mechanical Design Engineer reviews

3.8

99% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

2% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Career opportunities

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Compensation and benefits

Mechanical Design Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Mechanical Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Mechanical Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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29 reviews

4.0

Jun 20, 2026

Well-organized workplace, but long commute is a drawback

Mechanical design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well structured and organized to get the job done.

Cons

For me, the drive. An hour and 15 min each way.

3.0

Nov 23, 2025

Solid Starter Company, but wont make you rich

Mechanical design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Decent benefits, - Lots of job opportunities and places to move up - Good place to get experience starting out - Get to work on really cool things

Cons

- Company is very very slow most places - Hard to get things done - Not a young, fast paced culture - Company does not care about keeping employees comfortable in office. - Very bad inventive structure at company

3.0

Aug 19, 2025

Good for a season

Mechanical design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunity to do things you can't do anywhere else

Cons

Too much overhead process to do the cool things

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Solid Starter Company, but wont make you rich

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