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

Quality Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 84 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 Quality Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Quality Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Quality Engineer employees well?

Quality Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 84 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Quality Engineer salaries and benefits at Lockheed Martin .

How happy are Quality Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

50% of Quality Engineer employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 33% in the past 12 months. Quality Engineer professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.0 rating for culture and values and 3.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (899) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (244) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (186) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (165) , 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 1572 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1128 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1009 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 914 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 340 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 594 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 154 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 145 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 131 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin Quality Engineer reviews

3.9

50% would recommend to a friend

(84 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

99% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

Quality Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 84 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Quality Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Quality Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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84 reviews

3.0

Jun 9, 2026

Great benefits, exposure and work-life balance, but leadership needs improvement

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Pros

Great benefits, amazing exposure to the Orion spacecraft, good work-life balance.

Cons

Poor leadership morales, stunted ability to grow/branch out, high turn over rate, limited career movement options within the same program, leadership takes moving away from the role or program personally.

3.0

Jan 29, 2026

Difficult Transition as Key Work Ends and Bid Success Declines

Quality engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

4 day week 2 days onsite 2 day work from home Small bid wins

Cons

Struggling to replace large programme as headcount reduces Reshaping the business talk translates into shedding staff Improvement opportunities remain largely unrealised

4.0

Jun 5, 2025

Good job security

Quality engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture, good pay, challenging and so many opportunities to learn and grow in your career

Cons

Very difficult to get rid of bad employees, some bad management which goes hand in hand with that and program is very disconnected from the needs of production and the floor

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Great benefits, exposure and work-life balance, but leadership needs improvement

Difficult Transition as Key Work Ends and Bid Success Declines

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