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 649 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 649 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.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (904) , Systems Engineer (679) , Senior Software Engineer (292) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (113) , Project Manager (111) , Associate Software Engineer (110) , 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 1613 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1088 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1033 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 919 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((in 322 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 574 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 298 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 158 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 148 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 138 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin System Engineer reviews

4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(649 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

78% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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System Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 649 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by System Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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649 reviews

3.0

Feb 6, 2016

Review

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/Life Balance, Large company with many opportunities

Cons

Office Politics, Stressful, Over-worked Employees

4.0

Jan 24, 2016

Review of Lockheed Martin Sikorsky acquisition

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company great products fun place to work lots of opportunities great fitness center high technology Great tool set to work with embraces six Sigma

Cons

typical defense industry politics and human resource issues

3.0

Dec 9, 2015

Good Company

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Upward mobility, many different project types, and great people to work with, virtual work available.

Cons

Frequent organizational changes, long distances between managers and staff created gaps in employee knowledge/expectations.

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