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

Senior Systems Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 215 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 Systems Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Systems Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Senior Systems Engineer employees well?

Senior Systems Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 215 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Systems Engineer salaries at Lockheed Martin.

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

88% of Senior Systems Engineer employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 15% in the past 12 months. Senior Systems Engineer professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 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) , Associate Software Engineer (111) , Project Manager (111) , 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 1605 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1113 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1000 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 915 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 320 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 589 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 293 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 153 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 141 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 134 reviews))

Lockheed Martin Senior Systems Engineer reviews

4.0

88% would recommend to a friend

(215 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

78% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Systems Engineer Senior employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 215 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Engineer Senior professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Engineer Senior professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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215 reviews

4.0

Jul 21, 2022

Great Team, Mediocre Compensation

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- World-class talent that I get to work with - All my managers have been excellent - 4/10 schedule gives 3 day weekends when you don't have to work overtime

Cons

- Overtime is relatively frequent - Palmdale isn't exactly the pinnacle of work locations - overall compensation package is a few percent behind competitors

3.0

Jun 28, 2022

Great job shame about the deception UK RMS!

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Enjoyable job Good pay Some great managers Challenging roles

Cons

UK RMS really deceptive around redundancies - zero transparency. Breaching corporate policy to save money. Greed. Clueless VP

4.0

Jun 26, 2022

Lockheed - A Good Company to Work For

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Diverse & Inclusive Focused Flexible Hours

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