Is Lockheed Martin a good company to work for as a Manufacturing Associate?

Manufacturing Associate professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 118 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 Manufacturing Associate Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Manufacturing Associate interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Manufacturing Associate employees well?

Manufacturing Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 118 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Manufacturing Associate salaries at Lockheed Martin.

How happy are Manufacturing Associate professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

71% of Manufacturing Associate employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 37% in the past 12 months. Manufacturing Associate professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 4.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (905) , Systems Engineer (680) , 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 1629 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1092 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1016 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 907 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 328 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 593 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 292 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 164 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 142 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 134 reviews))

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4.2

71% would recommend to a friend

(118 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

95% approve of CEO

94% positive business outlook

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Manufacturing Associate employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 118 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Manufacturing Associate professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Manufacturing Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Aérospatiale et défense industry (3.6 stars).

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118 reviews

2.0

Feb 19, 2026

Lots of money little attention to detail

Manufacturing engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place for recent grads. Offers Fridays off and pay/PTO for >40 jours/week. Plenty of opportunities to get promoted

Cons

Poor training, deep safety problems, and high turnover. Everyone is trying to get out. Limited to no data infrastructure- limited SPC is maintained in collections of Excel spreadsheet. No depth of expertise. Lockheed places little value in manufacturing

5.0

Oct 17, 2025

Wonderful Place to WOrk

Manufacturing engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, people, management, work life balance

Cons

Division of power and location

5.0

Oct 7, 2025

Manufacturing engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job is very nice job

Cons

job has long hours work

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