Is Lockheed Martin a good company to work for as a Senior Engineering?

Senior Engineering professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 283 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Lockheed Martin employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Engineering Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Engineering interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Senior Engineering employees well?

Senior Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 283 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Engineering salaries at Lockheed Martin.

How happy are Senior Engineering professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

78% of Senior Engineering employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Senior Engineering professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (908) , Systems Engineer (681) , Senior Software Engineer (294) , Engineer (247) , Senior Systems Engineer (189) , Intern (188) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (167) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (113) , Associate Software Engineer (112) , 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 1596 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1149 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1018 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 910 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((in 325 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 589 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 291 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 141 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 134 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin Senior Engineering reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(283 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

62% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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Senior Engineering employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 283 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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283 reviews

2.0

Jan 14, 2010

Tedious and boring place to work.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits. The pay isn't horrible.

Cons

Promotions are difficult to obtain. Boring work. The company does not give any incentive at all to work hard.

5.0

May 11, 2009

I loved working at Lockheed Martin.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with. Great job security (as long as defense spending is up)

Cons

The nature of the defense industry is that you don't know who else is working on similar projects so the potential for technical collaboration across projects is greatly diminished.

4.0

Mar 23, 2009

Good company, but nothing's perfect.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good atmosphere and interesting work for a stable company.

Cons

The first 5 hours of weekly OT are not paid.

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