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

Senior Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 40 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 Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Senior Engineer employees well?

Senior Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 40 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 26.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Engineer salaries at Lockheed Martin.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (904) , Systems Engineer (679) , Senior Software Engineer (292) , 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 1624 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1093 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1030 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 938 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((in 325 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 289 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 156 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 133 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin Senior Engineer reviews

3.7

99% would recommend to a friend

(40 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

100% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

Senior Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 40 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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40 reviews

3.0

Mar 12, 2025

Designer Engineer

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I got to design some cool flight hardware

Cons

Management is not that good they are very unorganized.

5.0

Dec 4, 2024

Easy going life

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-No stress of being laid off. -Good 401k contribution. -Regular yearly salary raise. -Amazing work life balance. -Overall happy people

Cons

-Not much of consciously awake people -People behave with respect to your title like an army setting -Most managers have high ego because of higher rank

3.0

Nov 5, 2024

Eh...

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, relative to the area. Although lower than what it should be for your relative experience.

Cons

It's a little bloated. Can be a real crapshoot based on who your manager is. They will make it almost impossible for you to grow.

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