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Lockheed Martin System Engineer reviews

4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(648 total reviews)
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James D. Taiclet

78% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

System Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 648 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by System Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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648 reviews
4.0
May 16, 2016

Nothing like it

Recommend
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Pros

Diverse opportunity, somewhat stable, wide range of products.

Cons

Rare to find effective leadership.

4.0
Apr 6, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Managers lead by being hard workers. I did see one key personnel issue addressed in a serious fashion. Lockheed Martin hires solid workers who are generally good to work with. Lockheed Martin allowed flexibility in work/life balance. Also, when I and others found ourselves needing to move to a new position, the company and managers worked very hard to place us.

Cons

I did find it hard to progress in levels and at least in comparison to current employment discussions I was underplayed. However, this could have been related to my own weaknesses.

3.0
Mar 14, 2016

Systems Engineer

Recommend
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Pros

All the benefits of a large corporation, decent pay (but I have my gripes with this), decent retirement, decent benefits. They are very accommodating when downsizing, giving you plenty of time to find another job within the company.

Cons

Benefits and perks are reduced every year. Smaller programs like gym membership reimbursement have been entirely cut in recent years. I have a rather low comp ratio, perform well, and still my raises are behind inflation. Higher education partnerships have been cut in the last few years. Most managers don't know the basics of leadership, but are really good at being nice to you in person. I don't trust the leaders and managers. I've seen employees hired from across the country, told "we have work until 20XX", then those same employees were downsized 6 months later. I've heard of managers coaxing employees to share concerns, then using those complaints against them.

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