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

3.0

Oct 11, 2022

N/A

Mechanical design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, good work life balance.

Cons

Noncompetetive pay, Difficult to get promotions.

4.0

Oct 7, 2022

Overall Good

Mechanical design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Work Life Many Different Work Opportunities in Company Fluid Employee Movement between Technical and Managerial Roles

Cons

Pay should match competitors and industry peers

3.0

Apr 28, 2022

Old reliable

Mechanical design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The 401k benefits and longterm option of career

Cons

Slow moving to get promotions, lots of bureaucracy, high cost insurance plans

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