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

Senior System Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 212 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 System Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior System Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Senior System Engineer employees well?

Senior System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 212 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior System Engineer salaries at Lockheed Martin.

How happy are Senior System Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

88% of Senior System Engineer employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 15% in the past 12 months. Senior System Engineer professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 4.0 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 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))

Lockheed Martin Senior System Engineer reviews

4.0

88% would recommend to a friend

(212 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

78% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Senior System Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 212 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior System Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior System Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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212 reviews

3.0

Jan 11, 2018

Good Work Life Balance

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, great work life balance, stability, security

Cons

Niche skill set. Aerospace is not a rapidly growing industry like so many other industries in tech.

2.0

Sep 22, 2017

lay off warn notice on my first day

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big company but a small work group lots of meetings with food

Cons

hired me in for a project that was cancled the day I started. gave me a verbal warn notice for layoff on my first day. reporting manager totally uninvested in helping me integrate into the new team. lots of turn over

4.0

Jul 17, 2017

Good to Excellent for a Large Corporation

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Variety of work available Job stability through market volatility

Cons

Potential for career stagnation without a lot of individual effort Inefficiency in processes due to the nature of the large corporation and business model

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