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 652 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 652 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 at Lockheed Martin.

How happy are System Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

82% of System Engineer employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 1% 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, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 4.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (907) , 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 1599 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1120 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1031 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 908 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 318 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 586 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 289 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 159 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 132 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin System Engineer reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(652 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

78% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Career opportunities

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

Systems Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 652 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aérospatiale et défense industry (3.6 stars).

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652 reviews

5.0

Jan 13, 2014

MIssion-focused, great mission, value their engineers and veterans, tops in ethics.

System engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly mIssion-focused organization, for a great mission -- defending our country. The company knows very well that they are an engineering company. So, they look after and appreciate their engineers. Also great with & for veterans. Tops in ethics. Excellent culture. Excellent people to work with, and work for.

Cons

Starting salaries tend to the low side, salary growth tends to be slow. (Salary process has become fairly transparent.) Training budget always tiny. (Beginning to do more in employee training with innovative approaches.)

5.0

Nov 15, 2013

Good experience, good company to work for

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work and life balance

Cons

none besides uncertainties about sequestration

4.0

Nov 13, 2013

Company treats you well, but there is the constant risk of lay offs.

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Family friendly Good benefits Great mentoring and learning opportunities

Cons

Upper management caters to stockholders too much. Employees treated as disposable. Constant lay offs

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