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

System Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 648 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Lockheed Martin employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open System Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay System Engineer employees well?

System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 648 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineer salaries and benefits at Lockheed Martin .

How happy are System Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

80% of System Engineer employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 2% in the past 12 months. System Engineer professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 4.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (898) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (243) , 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 (102) , Quality Engineer (93) , 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 1579 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1118 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1006 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 922 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 326 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 592 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 286 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 151 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 144 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 133 reviews))

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4.2

80% would recommend to a friend

(648 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

78% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Career opportunities

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

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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4.0

Jan 21, 2010

A Great Place to Start Your Career

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

+ Interesting problems + Theres always work available + Flexible hours + Great place to start a career + (Generally) nice co-workers

Cons

+ System of rewarding employees is broken + Engineering is dying within the company, the leaders seems to value management more than technical competency

2.0

Dec 25, 2009

The commercials and college recruitment ads are a HOAX!

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Looks good on your resume Gets your feet wet if you are early in your career

Cons

Promotion from level 1 to level 2 takes like 2 years. From level 2 to 3 takes like 5 more years. Then expect no more promotion. You don't use anything you learned in school. Same boring mundane tasks. PAR reviews are a joke. There is a competition to see who can work the most overtime. A good-ol-boy military conservative baby-boomers culture that doesn't fit with younger generations. No excitement in your work. A monkey can probably do your job. People don't talk to you. No social life.

3.0

Nov 8, 2009

Process-driven behemoth

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance, easygoing and friendly coworkers.

Cons

Lockheed's immense size means that it relies on bureaucracy and process to control its direction. The weight of the corporate culture and inertia can seem stifling, and things move at the pace of molasses.

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