Is Lockheed Martin a good company to work for as a Senior Staff, Engineering?

Senior Staff, Engineering professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 74 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 Senior Staff, Engineering Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Staff, Engineering interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Senior Staff, Engineering employees well?

Senior Staff, Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 74 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Staff, Engineering salaries at Lockheed Martin.

How happy are Senior Staff, Engineering professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

91% of Senior Staff, Engineering employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 35% in the past 12 months. Senior Staff, Engineering professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.8 rating for culture and values and 4.7 rating for career opportunities.

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 1590 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1106 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1021 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 917 reviews)); "Pay attention to that and make sure you negotiate a good salary when you arrive." ((in 327 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 598 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 293 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 159 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 136 reviews))

Lockheed Martin Senior Staff, Engineering reviews

3.8

91% would recommend to a friend

(74 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

67% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

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Senior Staff, Engineering employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 74 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Staff, Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Staff, Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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74 reviews

4.0

Feb 16, 2022

A great place for work/life balance especially for if you have kids

Senior staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Regular hours unless there is an important project due (satellite launch windows cannot be changed)

Cons

Very process-driven due to defense business, not very innovative, more nimble newer all-commercial space industry companies go much faster

3.0

Feb 7, 2022

engineer manager

Senior staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The primary benefit is salary and working with capable technical people

Cons

The primary negative is the political environment, and LMC desire to balance all efforts per federal regulations, versus identifying and promoting the most technically capable.

2.0

Jan 19, 2022

Great Tech; Terrible Leaders

Senior staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lockheed does develop some of the most cutting edge tech, by amazing engineers and scientists, and drives for true innovation

Cons

The pros are overwhelmed by the toxic leadership which defends the status quo, stifles innovation, and injects politics into everything in a very negative way.

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