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Lockheed Martin Systems Integration & Test Engineer reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(50 total reviews)
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James D. Taiclet

63% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Systems Integration & Test Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 50 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Integration & Test Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Integration & Test Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aérospatiale et défense industry (3.6 stars).

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50 reviews
1.0
Oct 25, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

This review is for Lockheed Space Systems Company - I worked there for 3 years out of college A variety of benefits *Strong benefit package *Pay is comparable with the aerospace industry *Great time off - 9/80 schedule *Has some of the best contracts in the industry

Cons

The huge downside is the bureaucracy. They sent me and all of the other 40 or so new hires to Houston, TX...when the entire management team was in Denver. As a college hire, my manager, lead, and the rest of the team (except for a few other new hires) were all in Denver. Needless to say, this meant that my development and my opportunities were hindered. The bureaucracy that allowed such a set-up to occur showed itself in other ways. Work was done slowly and projects were consistently behind schedule. It seemed that for every person doing real work, there were about 3 people just sitting around. This made it hard to get real work that develops skills and it made promotions and development opportunities hard to come by. I definitely don't recommend Lockheed.

1.0
Nov 7, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Management seems to respect work/life balance, and recognize the aging of their workforce. They're currently one of the most financially stable employers (given the current economic climate), but are known for mass layoffs on occasion. If you're a lazy person, the corporation seems to tolerate your doing the bare minimum, find a place for you, and allow you to remain as long as you don't bother anyone else. The benefits package seems pretty good.

Cons

Don't do it! If you're young, bright, energetic, want to take risks and do really cool work without being bogged down with horribly burdensome amounts of process and paperwork, go somewhere else if you can help it. The organization moves slowly in terms of technology and its people - it's top heavy, and loathe to get rid of dead wood within the company. You WILL wade through several layers of documentation and authority to complete any task, and you WILL encounter resistance when trying to streamline operations. Don't expect to be creative in your job, either - as a result of the fore-mentioned paperwork, this company runs on legacy systems and knowledge and hardly tolerates change. Expect a lot of classically apathetic employees who are 50+ years old going through the motions of their work, and a smaller number of people who are < 30 doing the same thing (they tend to go elsewhere after a couple of years, and with good reason). The exceptions to these demographics are a rapidly ascending small group of middle managers to fill the gap, and possibly the most unnerving group of young corporate climbers in the technical leadership programs. (Anecdotally, most participants are from lower tier schools - but to be fair, they're simply indicative of the value placed on interpersonal skills that fit the company culture over raw technical ability. That's well within the corporation's prerogative, and it's obviously a mutually beneficial relationship.) The young corporate climbers might not be unique to the company; but be sure you can buy into its culture before joining LM. I'm modifying my original statement. If you're young and energetic, LM might be the place for you, because with those qualities it should be easy to stand out. This is doubly true if you're a minority - you will see no one will looks like you in executive leadership (even more on the downside, you might get a lot of the old guard commenting on your "diversity" status; this has actually happened to me on several occasions). If your priorities lie more in line with doing actual engineering work, being able to concentrate on doing it well with other talented folks and being surrounded by people who feel the same way, go someplace else. Essentially, this company relies on stale processes and systems rather than on true innovation and efficiency.

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