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Lockheed Martin Systems Development Senior Specialist reviews

3.9

85% would recommend to a friend

(262 total reviews)
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James D. Taiclet

72% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Systems Development Senior Specialist employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 262 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Development Senior Specialist professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Development Senior Specialist professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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262 reviews
3.0
Dec 5, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

First, it will look good on your resume when applying for another job. Little that they know, Lockheed Martin is not as good as it is on paper.

Cons

The location where I was at is a glass ceiling. I believe that there is too many managers. Most of the actual workers find themselves asking each other "what's that manager's job again?!" There is a deputy to a deputy for a deputy. I started as a non-degree holder for a position. The pay was "better than nothing." But after getting my higher education, there's just no place to move up into. Three other employees who have graduated from MBA program left as well. All MBA has been paid for by Lockheed Martin. After six months of graduating, they all left. LM changed the policy to 1-year, so I stayed for a year and left as well. Months after I left, there were layoffs. That's one of the reason why I left, too. I knew that there would be layoffs. As much as I love my manager and the people I worked with, I had to go.

4.0
Oct 19, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very large company offers numerous projects to apply to work on. Health benefits, this year, better than small companies I have worked with in the past. Next year, Lockheed's OneHealth plan will drastically change that if it becomes the only option. Corporate management is very serious about diversity and respecting others.

Cons

Very hard to be promoted if not following a management track. Lip-service ONLY for technical skills and non-management progression. Like so many other places, technical training and certification receives so little funding as to be meaningless (here is $2,000, go train 10 people). Lower and middle management thinks everyone wants to be a manager like them: more political manager than leader.

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