Is Lockheed Martin a good company to work for as a Principal Engineer, Chief Engineer?

Principal Engineer, Chief Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.7 out of 5 stars in 19 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 Principal Engineer, Chief Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Engineer, Chief Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Principal Engineer, Chief Engineer employees well?

Principal Engineer, Chief Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 19 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 20.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Engineer, Chief Engineer salaries at Lockheed Martin.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (909) , Systems Engineer (681) , Senior Software Engineer (294) , Engineer (248) , Senior Systems Engineer (189) , Intern (188) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (167) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Associate Software Engineer (113) , Program Manager (113) , Project Manager (111) , Subcontract Administrator (103) , Quality Engineer (95) , 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 1601 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1108 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1022 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 929 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((in 319 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 595 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 288 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 144 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 133 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin Principal Engineer, Chief Engineer reviews

4.7

99% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

70% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.9

Work/Life balance

4.8

Compensation and benefits

4.7

Culture & values

4.7

Career opportunities

4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Senior management

Principal Engineer, Chief Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Engineer, Chief Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated 29% above average by Principal Engineer, Chief Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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19 reviews

5.0

Apr 24, 2022

Great company

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stability great work and coworkers

Cons

Extensive processes , too slow sometimes

5.0

Jan 10, 2022

Great Company

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance and benefits.

Cons

The Salary could be better

4.0

Jul 16, 2019

Lockheed Martin CA review pros and cons

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lot of inter-disciplinary opportunities. Good systems engineering

Cons

Highly regimented management structure. Often clueless management

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